Evaluating the human disturbance to karst environments in Southern Italy

Acta Carsologica

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 47-56

  Calò, Fabiana ^a   Parise, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apulia; Human impact; Italy; Karst disturbance; Karst Disturbance Index

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PUGLIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33947357811     PISSN: 05836050     EISSN: 15802612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3986/ac.v35i2-3.227     Document Type: Article

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