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Edmonton’s coyotes, Raymond has found, excavate their dens on hillslopes covered in thick brush.
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Is the hillslope stable behind the place?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
In 2014, water flowed into the tunnel from a nearby hillslope, and frozen puddles collected inside.
—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
For example, planting crops across, rather than down, a hillslope can interrupt the flow of water and stop it from picking up and removing soil.
—Dan Evans, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
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Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Oct. 2024
Is the hillslope stable behind the place?
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 31 Aug. 2016
In 2014, water flowed into the tunnel from a nearby hillslope, and frozen puddles collected inside.
—Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020
For example, planting crops across, rather than down, a hillslope can interrupt the flow of water and stop it from picking up and removing soil.
—Dan Evans, Quartz, 29 Dec. 2019
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“Hillslope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hillslope. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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