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LandPKS Toolbox: Open-source mobile app tools for sustainable land management

Jonathan J. Maynard, Sabina Maniak, Laura Hamrick, George Peacock, Sarah E. McCord and Jeffrey E. Herrick
Journal of Soil and Water Conservation November 2022, 77 (6) 91A-97A; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.2022.0927A
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