Limestone weathering in Eastern Australia. Part 2: Surface micromorphology study

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 501-514

  Moses, C ^a   Spate, A P ^b   Smith, D I ^c   Greenaway, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^b NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

biological erosion; limestone weathering; microerosion meter; micromorphology; optical and scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL EROSION; LIMESTONE WEATHERING; MICROFLORA; MICROMORPHOLOGY; WEATHERING;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0029500935     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: 10969837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3290200603     Document Type: Article

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