Laboratory production of Vouchered reference charcoal from small wood samples and non‐woody plant tissues

Palynology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Orvis, Kenneth H ^a   Lane, Chad S ^a   Horn, Sally P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

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EID: 85009547368     PISSN: 01916122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01916122.2005.9989601     Document Type: Article

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