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Erosion of fixed dunes in the Sahel, Central Niger

✍ Scribed by M. R. Talbot; M. A. J. Williams

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1978
Tongue: English
Weight: 536 KB
Volume: 3
Category: Article
ISSN: 0360-1269
DOI: 10.1002/esp.3290030202

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