Selecting Suitable Sites for Animal Waste Application Using a Raster GIS
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Selecting suitable sites for animal waste application using a raster GIS.
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Management
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0364-152X,1432-1009
DOI: 10.1007/s002670010241