Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Former M.Sc. Student in Range Management, Gorgan University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Range Management, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Iran

Keywords

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