International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Rare tree species in nurseries across the Visayas, Philippines

Dennis P. Peque*
  • Dennis P. Peque*
  • College of Forestry and Environmental Science, Visayas State University, Baybay City, 6521-A, Leyte, Philippines; Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Dirk Hölscher
  • Dirk Hölscher
  • Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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  •  Received: 04 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 22 July 2014
  •  Published: 31 August 2014

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