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Function of Agricultural Terraces in Mediterranean Conditions - Selected Examples From the Island of Ikaria (The Southern Sporades, Greece) Cover

Function of Agricultural Terraces in Mediterranean Conditions - Selected Examples From the Island of Ikaria (The Southern Sporades, Greece)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0003-8 | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046
Language: English
Page range: 65 - 78
Published on: Aug 13, 2012
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2012 Irena Tsermegas, Maciej Dłużewski, Katarzyna Biejat, Adam Szynkiewicz, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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