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On the Use of Paleoecological Evidence to Assess the Role of Humans in the Origin of the Gran Sabana (Venezuela)

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  1. Laboratory of Palynology and Paleoecology, CSIC-Botanic Institute of Barcelona, Pg. del Migdia s/n (Parc de Montjuïc), 08038, Barcelona, Spain

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Rull, V. On the Use of Paleoecological Evidence to Assess the Role of Humans in the Origin of the Gran Sabana (Venezuela). Hum Ecol 37, 783–785 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-009-9285-7

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