Epidemic of emerging diseases in forest ecosystems: Requirements and challenges to deal with them

Document Type : Scientific Views

Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Division Research Conservation and protection, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extention Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

10.22092/irn.2023.129989

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