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

Quantifying of plant species diversity, composition and density at Dammam Region, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia

Sameh A. Amin
  • Sameh A. Amin
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Wafa’a A. AL-Taisan
  • Wafa’a A. AL-Taisan
  • Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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  •  Received: 07 July 2017
  •  Accepted: 18 September 2017
  •  Published: 31 December 2017

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