Soil erosion in Nordic countries - future challenges and research needs

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B: Soil and Plant Science

Volumn 62, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages 176-184

  Ulén, Barbro ^a   Bechmann, Marianne ^b   Øygarden, Lillian ^b   Kyllmar, Katarina ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

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EID: 84869156531     PISSN: 09064710     EISSN: 16511913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064710.2012.712862     Document Type: Article

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