Late Quaternary palæoecology and palæoclimates of the eastern Sahara

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 929-939

  Pachur, Hans Joachim ^a   Hoelzmann, Philipp ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOGEOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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EID: 0000147428     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(00)00061-0     Document Type: Article

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