Palaeoenvironmental interpretation of geomorphological and pedological studies in the rain forest “core-areas” of eastern zaire (central africa)

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 91-97

  Runge, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADERBORN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; GLACIAL ARIDITY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; QUATERNARY; QUATERNARY LANDSCAPE; RAINFOREST; TERRESTRIAL DATA;

ZAIRE, (EAST);

EID: 0030417472     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1996.9713613     Document Type: Article

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