Statistical, geochemical, and morphological analyses of stone line formation in Uganda

Geomorphology

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 217-237

  Brown, David J ^a   McSweeney, Kevin ^b   Helmke, Philip A ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioantle; Bioturbation; Landscape inversion; Rare earth elements; Stone lines

Indexed keywords

BIOTURBATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 4544223011     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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