Wind and water erosion of a peat and sand area on subantarctic Macquarie Island

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 412-420

  Selkirk, J M ^b   Saffigna, L J ^a  

^a Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEAT; SAND; WATER EROSION; WIND EROSION;

AUSTRALIA; MACQUARIE ISLAND;

EID: 0033376638     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1552590     Document Type: Article

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