Accelerated weathering of a sandstone in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco by an epilithic lichen

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 513-528

  Robinson, D A ^a   Williams, R B G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LICHEN; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING;

ATLAS MOUNTAINS; HIGH ATLAS; MOROCCO;

ASPICILIA;

EID: 0034492466     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/zfg/44/2000/513     Document Type: Article

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