Fossil pollen records reveal a late rise of open-habitat ecosystems in Patagonia

Luis Palazzesi; Viviana Barreda

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Fossil pollen records reveal a late rise of open-habitat ecosystems in Patagonia

Luis Palazzesi

Viviana Barreda

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Luis Palazzesi, Viviana Barreda (2012). Fossil pollen records reveal a late rise of open-habitat ecosystems in Patagonia. Nature Communications, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2299

Fossil pollen records reveal a late rise of open-habitat ecosystems in Patagonia

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