Scottish landform example-41: The geological foundations and landscape evolution of Scotland

Scottish Geographical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-62

  Gordon, John E ^a,b  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geological history; Landscape evolution; Scotland

Indexed keywords

HISTORY OF GEOLOGY; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; REGIONAL GEOLOGY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77951154065     PISSN: 14702541     EISSN: 1751665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14702540903499132     Document Type: Article

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