History of RIGS in Wales: An example of successful cooperation for geoconservation

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 300, Issue , 2008, Pages 147-171

  Burek, Cynthia V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GEOLOGY; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 50949118240     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/SP300.12     Document Type: Article

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