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Record 1 2020-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
  • Desertification
DEF

A small aeolian sand deposit associated with the growth of a bush or shrub, often extended by a dune spit formed downwind under the shelter of the plant ...

CONT

On the ground, the most obvious dune form in lightly vegetated areas is the "nebka" or "shrub-coppice dune" ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
  • Désertification
DEF

Petite accumulation éolienne liée à la croissance d'un buisson ou d'un arbuste, souvent prolongée par une flèche dunaire développée à l'abri du vent [...]

Spanish

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