Lithology and the distribution of rock glaciers: Niedere tauern range, Styria, Austria;Nature du socle et son influence sur la formation des glaciers rocheux dans la région montagneuse des niedere tauern, Styrie, Autriche;Die lithologie ah einflussfaktor für die blockgletsebergenese in den niederen tauern, Steiermark, Österreich

Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie

Volumn 51, Issue , 2007, Pages 17-38

  Kellerer Pirklbauer, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

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EID: 84871907290     PISSN: 03728854     EISSN: 18641687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0372-8854/2007/0051S2-0017     Document Type: Article

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