Quaternary deposits in the Maltese Islands: A microcosm of environmental change in Mediterranean lands

GeoJournal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 101-109

  Hunt, Chris O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PALAEOCLIMATE; QUATERNARY DEPOSIT;

MALTA;

EID: 0030619106     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006824605544     Document Type: Article

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