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Deforestation and Erosion Captured in Historical Art of the Pearl River Delta Region, China

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Parham, W.E. (2010). Deforestation and Erosion Captured in Historical Art of the Pearl River Delta Region, China. In: Landa, E., Feller, C. (eds) Soil and Culture. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2960-7_2

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