The shore platforms of Palmaria Island (La Spezia Gulf): A case-study of inherited landforms in the rocky coast of Eastern Liguria;Le piataforme litorali del'Isola Palmaria (Golfo della Spezia): Un esempio di forme ereditate nella costa rocciosa della Liguria orientale

Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie Serie A

Volumn 115, Issue , 2010, Pages 39-54

  Chelli, A ^a   Pappalardo, M ^b   Rosa, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liguria; Morphological inheritance; Schmidt hammer test; Shore platform; Western Italy

Indexed keywords

PALMARIA;

EID: 84923082578     PISSN: 03657655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2424/ASTSN.M.2010.06     Document Type: Article

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