Pleistocene glaciations of northern Russia - a modern view

Boreas

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-24

  Astakhov, Valery I ^a  

^a ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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BIOTA; GLACIAL HISTORY; GLACIATION; GLACIER DYNAMICS; ICE SHEET; PLEISTOCENE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; TECTONICS;

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EID: 84871614542     PISSN: 03009483     EISSN: 15023885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3885.2012.00269.x     Document Type: Article

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