gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-3-14-27gesj-167Research ArticleGEOGRAPHYГеографияRECONSTRUCTION OF PAST CLIMATE BASING ON THE ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION OF CARBON FROM FOSSIL REMAINSNikolaevVladimirdr.v.nikolaev@mail.ruIacuminPaola
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