Effects of subsurface water infiltration systems on land movement dynamics in Dutch peat meadows

van Asselen, Sanneke; Erkens, Gilles; Fritz, Christian; Hessel, Rudi; van den Akker, Jan J. H.

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Effects of subsurface water infiltration systems on land movement dynamics in Dutch peat meadows

Sanneke van Asselen, Gilles Erkens, Christian Fritz, Rudi Hessel, and Jan J. H. van den Akker

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