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  • 1Geology Department, Earth Sciences College, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran E-mail: abazar.mostafaei@gmail.com; Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Institute (SCWMRI), Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran.

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