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Geomorphology of desert environments /

Over the last twenty years there has been a major expansion of knowledge in the field of landforms and landforming processes of deserts. This advanced-level book provides a benchmark for the current state of science, and is written by an international team of authors who are acknowledged experts in...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Abrahams, A. D. (Athol D.), 1946- (Editor ), Parsons, A. J. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer, [1994]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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