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Impact of the Agricultural Research Service Watershed Assessment Studies on the Conservation Effects Assessment Project Cropland National Assessment

Jeffery G. Arnold, R. Daren Harmel, Mari-Vaughn V. Johnson, Ronald Bingner, Timothy C. Strickland, Mark Walbridge, Chinnasamy Santhi, Mauro DiLuzio and Xiuying Wang
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation September 2014, 69 (5) 137A-144A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.69.5.137A
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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Sep 2014, 69 (5) 137A-144A; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.69.5.137A
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