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Research article

Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil erosion response to land use land cover dynamics and climate variability in Maybar watershed, Awash basin, Ethiopia

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Received 26 Jun 2023, Accepted 04 Sep 2023, Published online: 26 Sep 2023

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