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Conservation management practices: Success story of the Hog Creek and Sturgeon River watersheds, Ontario, Canada

C. Stang, B. Gharabaghi, R. Rudra, G. Golmohammadi, A.A. Mahboubi and S.I. Ahmed
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2016, 71 (3) 237-248; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.71.3.237
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C. Stang, B. Gharabaghi, R. Rudra, G. Golmohammadi, A.A. Mahboubi, S.I. Ahmed
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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2016, 71 (3) 237-248; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.71.3.237
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