Role of sacred groves in southwestern Nigeria in biodiversity conservation, biomass and carbon storage

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• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Environmental Monitoring & Assessment

• Publication date

  2024-02-15

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10661-024-12407-6PMID 38358544
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