ESEX Commentary
Humans and the Earth's surface
Paolo Tarolli,
Corresponding Author
Paolo Tarolli
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Agripolis, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, (PD), Italy
Correspondence to: Paolo Tarolli, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Agripolis, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
Paolo Tarolli,
Corresponding Author
Paolo Tarolli
Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Agripolis, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, (PD), Italy
Correspondence to: Paolo Tarolli, Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, University of Padova, Agripolis, viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro (PD), Italy. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author
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