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Application of landscape metrics in the evaluation of geodiversity Cover

Application of landscape metrics in the evaluation of geodiversity

Miscellanea Geographica
Volume 17 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
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|Dec 2013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10288-012-0045-y | Journal eISSN: 2084-6118 | Journal ISSN: 0867-6046 (formerly 2084-6118)
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Language: English
Page range: 28 - 33
Published on: Dec 27, 2013
Published by: Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
Geodiversity,
landscape metrics
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other

© 2013 Ewa Malinowska, Iwona Szumacher, published by Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw
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