Functional diversity of home gardens and their agrobiodiversity conservation benefits in Benin, West Africa
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Functional diversity of home gardens and their agrobiodiversity conservation benefits in Benin, West Africa
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1746-4269
DOI: 10.1186/s13002-017-0192-5