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Erosion assessment and administration in subtropical China : as case study from Fuijan Province.

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Erosion assessment and administration in subtropical China : as case study from Fuijan Province. / Higgitt, D. L.; Rowan, J. S.
In: Land Degradation and Development, Vol. 7, No. 1, 03.1996, p. 1-10.

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Higgitt DL, Rowan JS. Erosion assessment and administration in subtropical China : as case study from Fuijan Province. Land Degradation and Development. 1996 Mar;7(1):1-10. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-145X(199603)7:1<1::AID-LDR209>3.0.CO;2-G

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Higgitt, D. L. ; Rowan, J. S. / Erosion assessment and administration in subtropical China : as case study from Fuijan Province. In: Land Degradation and Development. 1996 ; Vol. 7, No. 1. pp. 1-10.

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