From nature-dominated to human-dominated environmental changes

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 1-5, 2000, Pages 459-479

  Messerli, Bruno ^a   Grosjean, Martin ^a   Hofer, Thomas ^b   Núñez, Lautaro ^c   Pfister, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

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EID: 0033965165     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-3791(99)00075-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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