Does the absence of sediment charcoal provide substantial evidence against the fire and oak hypothesis?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 373-375

  Abrams, Marc D ^a   Seischab, Franz K ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030822835     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2960509     Document Type: Review

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