African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Differential vegetation status of Okomu National Park and Okomu Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria

Humphrey I. AIGBE
  • Humphrey I. AIGBE
  • Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
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Ayuk A. NCHOR
  • Ayuk A. NCHOR
  • Department of Forestry and Wildlife Resources Mangement, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 13 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 23 September 2020
  •  Published: 30 April 2021

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