Taye, G.; Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, PO Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Poesen, J.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200E, Heverlee, Belgium, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Brussels, Belgium
Vanmaercke, Matthias ; Université de Liège > Département de géographie > Géographie physique et du quaternaire
Van Wesemael, B.; Georges Lemaitre Center for Earth and Climate Research, Earth and Life Institute, Universitè Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Martens, L.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200E, Heverlee, Belgium, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Brussels, Belgium
Teka, D.; Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle University, PO Box 231, Mekelle, Ethiopia
Nyssen, J.; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Belgium
Deckers, J.; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan, 200E, Heverlee, Belgium, Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Brussels, Belgium
Vanacker, V.; Georges Lemaitre Center for Earth and Climate Research, Earth and Life Institute, Universitè Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Haregeweyn, N.; Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan
Hallet, V.; Department of Geology, University of Namur, Belgium
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Title :
Evolution of the effectiveness of stone bunds and trenches in reducing runoff and soil loss in the semi-arid Ethiopian highlands
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