Slope aspect, slope length and slope inclination controls of shallow soils vegetated by sclerophyllous heath-links to long-term landscape evolution

Geomorphology

Volumn 76, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 347-362

  Wilkinson, Marshall T ^a   Humphreys, Geoff S ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogeomorphology; Exposure; Landscape evolution; Sandstone; Southeastern Australian highlands; Tors

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; SANDSTONE; SHALLOW SOIL; SLOPE ANGLE; TRIASSIC; UPLAND REGION;

EID: 33646892427     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2005.11.011     Document Type: Article

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