RETRACTED: Vegetation analysis of Wadi Al-Jufair, a hyper-arid region in Najd, Saudi Arabia.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Saudi journal of biological sciences
دوره 19 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012