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The International Commission on Continental Erosion (ICCE): a brief overview of its scientific focus and example outputs
Adrian L. Collins
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Net Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, EX20 2SB, UK
Des E. Walling
Geography, Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy, University of Exeter, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UK
Valentin Golosov
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
Institute of Geography, Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, 119017, Russia
Paolo Porto
Department of Agraria, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, Feo di Vito, 89122 Reggio Calabria, Italy
Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, 85-033 Bydgoszcz, Poland
Allen C. Gellis
U.S. Geological Survey, Baltimore, MD, USA
Yuri Jaques da Silva
Agronomy Department, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Planalto Horizonte/Bom Jesus – PI, 64900-000, Brazil
Sergey Chalov
Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
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