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Variations in bone collagen δ13C and δ15N values of fauna from Northwest Europe over the last 40 000 years

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ID23342638
AuthorsMichael Richards (0000-0001-5274-8887, University of Bradford, corresponding author), M P Richards, R E M Hedges (Oxford Archaeology)
Year2003
Volume193
Issue2
Pages261-267
Publication date2003-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePalaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0182 • E-ISSN: 1872-616X
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/s0031-0182(03)00229-3
OpenAlexW2143261673
LanguageEN
Citations received92
References cited33

Biology · Climate change · Fauna · Geography · Glacial period · Herbivore · Holocene · Ice core · Physical geography · Stable isotope ratio · δ13C · δ15N · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · Ecology · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Oceanography · Paleontology · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology

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