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Environmental features and land use of Etna (Sicily — Italy)

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Dazzi, C. (2007). Environmental features and land use of Etna (Sicily — Italy). In: Arnalds, Ó., Óskarsson, H., Bartoli, F., Buurman, P., Stoops, G., García-Rodeja, E. (eds) Soils of Volcanic Regions in Europe. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48711-1_44

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