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Local Karren Belts

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In this chapter we describe the karren belts of the slopes and the karren forms. Using the karren formation characteristics of the slopes, we present the karren formation development typical for the embryonic, young, and mature stages of karren formation.

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Veress, M. (2010). Local Karren Belts. In: Karst Environments. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3550-9_6

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