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EROSION AND SEDIMENT YIELD IN RELATION TO AFFORESTATION AND FIRE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, SOUTH AFRICA

DAVID F. SCOTT CSIR, Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology, P O Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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D. B. VERSFELD CSIR, Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology, P O Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
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W. LESCH CSIR, Division of Water, Environment and Forestry Technology, P O Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7599, South Africa
Pages 52-59 | Published online: 01 Feb 2012

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