Palaeoclimate dynamics within the Summer Rainfall Zone of South Africa

Annika V. Herbert; Jennifer M. Fitchett

doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111134

journal article Sep 01, 2022

Palaeoclimate dynamics within the Summer Rainfall Zone of South Africa

Annika V. Herbert Jennifer M. Fitchett

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology Vol. 601 pp. 111134 · Elsevier BV

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Annika V. Herbert, Jennifer M. Fitchett (2022). Palaeoclimate dynamics within the Summer Rainfall Zone of South Africa. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 601, 111134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2022.111134

Palaeoclimate dynamics within the Summer Rainfall Zone of South Africa

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