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Research Articles

Assessing the effects of land cover change in runoff processes with RHESSys: a case study in the Waterford River Watershed, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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Pages 137-152 | Received 28 Jul 2022, Accepted 05 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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