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Advances and challenges of GIS and DBMS applications in karst

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    Yongli Gao

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    Wanfang Zhou

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Gao, Y., Zhou, W. Advances and challenges of GIS and DBMS applications in karst. Environ Geol 54, 901–904 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00254-007-0894-4

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