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Saarinen, T., Petterson, G. (2002). Image Analysis Techniques. In: Last, W.M., Smol, J.P. (eds) Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments. Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47670-3_3

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