Sediment deposition and pedogenesis in exclosures in the Tigray highlands, Ethiopia
โ Scribed by Katrien Descheemaeker; Jan Nyssen; Joni Rossi; Jean Poesen; Mitiku Haile; Dirk Raes; Bart Muys; Jan Moeyersons; Seppe Deckers
- Book ID
- 116509321
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 814 KB
- Volume
- 132
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-7061
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