African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6837

Full Length Research Paper

Estimating of rainfall soil losses in Oltu Anzav Watershed

Metin Demir
  • Metin Demir
  • Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Atatürk University, 25240 Erzurum, Turkey.
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Adnan Bilgili
  • Adnan Bilgili
  • Eastern Anatolia Forestry Research Institute, 25050 Erzurum, Turkey.
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Turgay DindaroÄŸlu
  • Turgay DindaroÄŸlu
  • Department of Forest Engineering, Faculty of Forest, KahramanmaraÅŸ Sütçüimam University, 46100 KahramanmaraÅŸ, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 31 July 2018
  •  Accepted: 15 October 2018
  •  Published: 01 November 2018

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