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Record 1 1988-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Bounding the environment in a physical sense, i.e., through an examination of physical transport mechanisms, site of material accumulation and interfaces between physical media, is relatively easy when these characteristics are well defined, such as in rivers, lakes or apparently discrete watersheds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Études et analyses environnementales

Spanish

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