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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 Geodiversity is the variety of natural elements that are excluded from biodiversity, such as: geological, geomorphological, and soil features including their properties, systems, and relationships.
Márton Pál, Gáspár Albert
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Geographies, 2022 In qualitative–quantitative assessment of geodiversity, geomorphology describes landscape forms suggesting specific locations as geosites. However, all digital elevation models (DEM) contain information only about altitude and coordinate systems, which ...
Vladyslav Zakharovskyi, Károly Németh
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Landform and landscape mapping, French Guiana (South America) [PDF]
, 2013 In this paper two geomorphologic maps (landform level and landscape level) are presented covering the French Guianan rainforest (84,000 km2) using full-resolution Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data. The entire country was segmented into 224,000
Betbeder, Julie +5 more
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Geotourism and local development based on geological and mining sites utilization, zaruma-portovelo, Ecuador [PDF]
, 2018 This study offers a detailed assessment of the geosites and mining sites present in the Zaruma-Portovelo mining district (Ecuador) through their qualitative and quantitative assessment.
Berrezueta Alvarado, Edgar Raul +5 more
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Resources, 2023 The geodiversity of loess areas is reflected in the characteristic dataset of loess landforms, with the dominance of several types of valley forms (mainly gullies).
Marcin Siłuch +3 more
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Multitemporal dendrogeomorphological analysis of slope instability in Upper Orcia Valley (Southern Tuscany, Italy) [PDF]
, 2016 The Upper Orcia Valley (Southern Tuscany, Italy) is a key site for the comprehension of denudation processes typically acting in Mediterranean badlands (calanchi) areas, thanks to the availability of long-lasting erosion monitoring datasets and the ...
Bollati, I. +3 more
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Mapping and analysis of geodiversity indices in the Xingu river basin, Amazonia, Brazil [PDF]
, 2015 First published online: 14 October 2014From the 1990s, geodiversity studies have been widely carried out in order to understand, describe and preserve the natural heritage of the abiotic environment.
Pereira, D. I. +2 more
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Environmental determinants of aquatic plant diversity differ between growth forms and range sizes
Ecological Indicators, 2023 Aquatic plants are fundamental for aquatic ecosystems. Understanding variations in geographic patterns of aquatic plant diversity across growth forms is important for conservation and restoration of aquatic ecosystems.
Jianan Zhou +8 more
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Discovering the landscape by cycling: A geo-touristic experience through italian badlands [PDF]
, 2018 Today, more than ever, it is necessary to adopt an innovative approach to studying and educating the public about territorial sciences. The complex link connecting Earth and society has to be rediscovered, by raising awareness about environmental ...
Farabollini, P., Lugeri, F. R.
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JGEET: Journal of Geoscience, Engineering, Environment and Technology, 2020 Karangbolong is a morphological dome in Kebumen area, that has a high geological diversity and have a lot of tourism potential, but has not been developed optimally as a geotourism potential based on conservative and educative aspects, especially the ...
Fadlin +4 more
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