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Quaternary International

Volumn 193, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 143-145

  Strömberg, Caroline A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLITH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

EID: 57049143626     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2008.05.001     Document Type: Note

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