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The effectiveness of forestry best management practices at skidder stream crossings in Virginia

C.L. Dangle, W.M. Aust, M.C. Bolding, S.M. Barrett and E.B. Schilling
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation May 2019, 74 (3) 199-208; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.74.3.199
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