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Evaluation of cost-effectiveness of conservation buffer placement strategies in a river basin

Z. Qiu, C. Hall and K. Hale
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2009, 64 (5) 293-302; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.64.5.293
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