Geografie 2017, 122, 21-44

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2017122010021

Evaluation of human impact on valley bottom sedimentation in Highlands: case study from Česká Bělá, Czechia

Lenka Vejrostová1,2, Lenka Lisá3, Aleš Bajer2, Jan Pacina2

1Charles University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physical Geography and Geoecology, Prague, Czechia
2Mendel University, Faculty of Forestry and Wood technology, Department of Geology and Pedology, Brno, Czechia
3Masaryk University, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geological Sciences, Brno, Czechia

Received January 2016
Accepted October 2016

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