Coastal and marine geomorphology between Albenga and Savona(NW Mediterranean Sea, Italy)

Journal of Maps

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 278-286

  Rovere, A ^a,b   Casella, E ^c,d   Vacchi, M ^e   Parravicini, V ^f,g   Firpo, M ^c   Ferrari, M ^c   Morri, C ^c   Bianchi, C N ^c  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d SEAMap ltd   (Italy)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^f INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^g Domain du Petit Arbois   (France)

Author keywords

coastal geomorphology; marine environment; marine habitats; Mediterranean Sea; seafloor mapping

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921264927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17445647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17445647.2014.933134     Document Type: Article

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