Arid geomorphology: Investigating past, present nd future changes

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 319-335

  Tooth, Stephen ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; GEOMORPHOLOGY;

EID: 34547114996     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133307079057     Document Type: Article

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