Some physical and chemical properties of sediments exposed in a gully (donga) in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and their relationship to the erodibility of the colluvial layers (Catena (2000) 39:1 (III-XXIII))

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Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 11-

  Rienks, Suzanne M ^a   Botha, Greg A ^b   Hughes, Jeff C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

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EID: 0034660617     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(99)00082-X     Document Type: Erratum

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