Modelling the impact of agroforestry on hydrology of Mara River Basin in East Africa

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Hydrological Processes

• Publication date

  2016-04-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1002/hyp.10852
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