Role of eolian dust deposits in landscape development and soil degradation in southeastern Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages S55-S65

  Greene, R S B ^a   Cattle, S R ^b   McPherson, A A ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eolian dust; Landscape development; Soil degradation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954333925     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090902871101     Document Type: Review

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