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Chronostratigraphic Techniques in Recent Sediments

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Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments

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    William M. Last

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    John P. Smol

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Appleby, P.G. (2002). Chronostratigraphic Techniques in Recent Sediments. In: Last, W.M., Smol, J.P. (eds) Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47669-X_9

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