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Introduction to Inland Dunes of North America

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Inland Dunes of North America

Part of the book series: Dunes of the World ((DUNES))

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This chapter provides an introduction to the volume and summarizes the occurrence of inland dunes in North America, the history of dune studies, and aspects of dune chronology.

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Lancaster, N., Hesp, P. (2020). Introduction to Inland Dunes of North America. In: Lancaster, N., Hesp, P. (eds) Inland Dunes of North America. Dunes of the World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40498-7_1

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