Foredune development on Îles de la Madeleine (Quebec), Atlantic Canada

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1467-1476

  Giles, P T ^a   McCann, S B ^b  

^a SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN PROCESSES; BLOWOUT; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; DUNE;

CANADA, QUEBEC, ILES DE LA MADELEINE;

EID: 0031429653     PISSN: 00084077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/e17-119     Document Type: Article

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