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Numerical tools in palaeolimnology – Progress, potentialities, and problems

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ID23324278
AuthorsH J B Birks (0000-0002-5891-9859, University of Bergen, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume20
Issue4
Pages307-332
Publication date1998-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Paleolimnology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0921-2728 • E-ISSN: 1573-0417
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1023/a:1008038808690
OpenAlexW2293957909
LanguageEN
Citations received116
References cited168

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