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<br />Figure3 Aeolian dunes at Palisades (locallon shown ol1flgure 21
<br />The dune atlhe le1t side o!the phOlographlsoneo!the mOle active
<br />duneSlfllhlsarea,WJlhelposed,unvegelatedtoosesandatl!screSl,
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<br />cheat grass, shrubs. and occaSional mesquite I: cf)'ptogamic 501 tand
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