1. Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University, Sari, Iran
2. Watershed Management Department, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
3. School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Australia
4. School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Nathan, Australia
5. Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Member of Watershed Management Research Center, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
6. Physical Geography, Trier University, Trier, Germany
7. Soil Erosion and Degradation Research Group, Department of Geography, Valencia University, Valencia, Spain