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09 Jul 2015
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Rainfall and human activity impacts on soil losses and rill erosion in vineyards (Ruwer Valley, Germany)
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
Department of Geography, Malaga University, Spain
C. Brings
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
T. Lassu
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
T. Iserloh
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
J. M. Senciales
Department of Geography, Malaga University, Spain
J. F. Martínez Murillo
Department of Geography, Malaga University, Spain
J. D. Ruiz Sinoga
Department of Geography, Malaga University, Spain
M. Seeger
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
J. B. Ries
Department of Physical Geography, Trier University, Germany
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