Periglacial research in Africa: past, present and future

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 375-384

  Grab, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; PERIGLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; PERIGLACIAL PROCESS;

AFRICA;

EID: 0032427260     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913398676283318     Document Type: Article

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