Glacial Geomorphosites and Related Landforms: A Proposal for a Dendrogeomorphological Approach and Educational Trails

Geoheritage

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 15-25

  Garavaglia, Valentina ^a   Pelfini, Manuela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Italian Alps; Dendrogeomorphology; Educational trail; Geomorphosites

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; DEBRIS AVALANCHE; DEBRIS FLOW; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION; FIELDWORK; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL MAPPING; GLACIAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIER; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; MORAINE; STUDENT;

ALPS; ITALY;

EID: 84871331888     PISSN: 18672477     EISSN: 18672485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12371-010-0027-4     Document Type: Article

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