Lichenometric dating in southeast Iceland: The size- frequency approach

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-41

  Bradwell, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; LICHEN;

EID: 1842686738     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0435-3676.2004.00211.x     Document Type: Article

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