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China is one of the most serious water erosion countries in the world. In this chapter, we overview regional distribution characteristics of water erosion, analyze the damage from water erosion and introduce some successful water control measure in drylands of China.
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Zhang, K., Liu, B. (2010). Water Erosion in the Drylands of China. In: Desertification and Its Control in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-01869-5_5
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