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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-307-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-8-307-2012
Research article
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22 Feb 2012
Research article |  | 22 Feb 2012

The oxygen isotopic composition of phytolith assemblages from tropical rainforest soil tops (Queensland, Australia): validation of a new paleoenvironmental tool

A. Alexandre, J. Crespin, F. Sylvestre, C. Sonzogni, and D. W. Hilbert

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