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scree

A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | 282 words | Copyright

scree An accumulation of coarse rock debris that rests against the base of an inland cliff, produced by the weathering and release of fragments from the cliff face. Screes are widely found in upland areas affected by past or present periglacial conditions and in hot, rocky deserts.

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