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            https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-3093-2014
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-14-3093-2014
                    © Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under 
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
                the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Epic landslide erosion from mountain roads in Yunnan, China – challenges for sustainable development
                                            US Environmental Protection Agency, Ecosystems Research Division, National Exposure Research Laboratory, ORD, 960 College Station Road, Athens, GA 30605, USA
                                        
                                    
                                            current at address: University of the Sunshine Coast, Sustainability Research Centre, Locked Bag 4, Maroochydore, QLD 4558, Australia
                                        
                                    M. Ghestem
                                            ONCFS, CNERA PAD, 5 allée de Bethléem, 38610 Gières, France
                                        
                                    A. Stokes
                                            French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), AMAP, Bld de la Lironde, 34398 Montpellier CEDEX 5, France
                                        
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