Rill and gully erosion risk of lateritic terrain in South-Western Birbhum District, West Bengal, India
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عنوان ژورنال: Sociedade & Natureza
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1982-4513
DOI: 10.1590/s1982-45132009000200010