Field study on scorpions and scorpionism in the southeast of El Jadida, Morocco

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Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 215, 2026 The International Congress on Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (RENA 2025)


Article Number		01007
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Biodiversity and Functioning of Natural Ecosystems
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202621501007
Published online		04 February 2026

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