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Polissar, Pratigya J., Rose, Cassaundra, Uno, Kevin T., Phelps, Samuel R., deMenocal, Peter (2019) Synchronous rise of African C4 ecosystems 10 million years ago in the absence of aridification. Nature Geoscience, 12 (8) 657-660 doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0399-2

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TitleSynchronous rise of African C4 ecosystems 10 million years ago in the absence of aridification
JournalNature Geoscience
AuthorsPolissar, Pratigya J.Author
Rose, CassaundraAuthor
Uno, Kevin T.Author
Phelps, Samuel R.Author
deMenocal, PeterAuthor
Year2019 (August)Volume12
Issue8
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC
DOIdoi:10.1038/s41561-019-0399-2Search in ResearchGate
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Full ReferencePolissar, Pratigya J., Rose, Cassaundra, Uno, Kevin T., Phelps, Samuel R., deMenocal, Peter (2019) Synchronous rise of African C4 ecosystems 10 million years ago in the absence of aridification. Nature Geoscience, 12 (8) 657-660 doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0399-2
Plain TextPolissar, Pratigya J., Rose, Cassaundra, Uno, Kevin T., Phelps, Samuel R., deMenocal, Peter (2019) Synchronous rise of African C4 ecosystems 10 million years ago in the absence of aridification. Nature Geoscience, 12 (8) 657-660 doi:10.1038/s41561-019-0399-2
In(2019, August) Nature Geoscience Vol. 12 (8) Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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