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  1. Geological Engineering Department, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

    Attila Çiner

  2. Geography Department, Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey

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  3. ATERRA R&D, Yüksel Cad. 30/8 Kızılay, Ankara, Turkey

    Erkan Aydar

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Çiner, A., Sarıkaya, M.A. & Aydar, E. Comments on “Monitoring soil erosion in Cappadocia region (Selime–Aksaray–Turkey)” by Yilmaz et al. (Environ Earth Sci 2012, 66:75–81). Environ Earth Sci 70, 1927–1931 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-013-2759-3

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