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Effects of rainfall intensity and slope gradients on total carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus lateral transport under simulated extraordinary rainstorm

K. Fei, T. Sun, L. Deng, L. Zhang, Y. Wu, X. Fan and Y. Dong
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2022, 77 (6) 589-599; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.00037
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