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Land use and soil legacy in the Lower Coastal Plain: A case study of Wormsloe State Historic Site, Georgia

J.H. Campbell and L.A. Morris
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation July 2018, 73 (4) 386-399; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.73.4.386
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