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Assessment of the Soil Vulnerability Index and comparison with AnnAGNPS in two Lower Mississippi River Basin watersheds

L.M.W. Yasarer, S. Lohani, R.L. Bingner, M.A. Locke, C. Baffaut and A.L. Thompson
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation January 2020, 75 (1) 53-61; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.1.53
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Journal of Soil and Water Conservation Jan 2020, 75 (1) 53-61; DOI: 10.2489/jswc.75.1.53
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