Plant Diversity ›› 2020, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (04): 302-311.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2020.04.004
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Mengesha Asefaa,b, Min Caoa, Yunyun Hea, Ewuketu Mekonnena, Xiaoyang Songa, Jie Yanga
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Mengesha Asefa, Min Cao, Yunyun He, Ewuketu Mekonnen, Xiaoyang Song, Jie Yang. Ethiopian vegetation types, climate and topography[J]. Plant Diversity, 2020, 42(04): 302-311.
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