Quaternary vegetation and climate change in the western United States: Developments, perspectives, and prospects

Developments in Quaternary Science

Volumn 1, Issue C, 2003, Pages 403-426

  Thompson, Robert S ^a   Shafer, Sarah L ^b   Strickland, Laura E ^a   Van de Water, Peter K ^c   Anderson, Katherine H ^c  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 77956754827     PISSN: 15710866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1571-0866(03)01018-2     Document Type: Review

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