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Holocene Fire Frequency and Climate Change at Rio Rubens Bog, Southern Patagonia

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Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas

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Huber, U.M., Markgraf, V. (2003). Holocene Fire Frequency and Climate Change at Rio Rubens Bog, Southern Patagonia. In: Veblen, T.T., Baker, W.L., Montenegro, G., Swetnam, T.W. (eds) Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas. Ecological Studies, vol 160. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21710-X_13

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