Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Kurdistan Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Range Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3 Professor, Range Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
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