Forest–savanna–morichal dynamics in relation to fire and human occupation in the southern Gran Sabana (SE Venezuela) during the last millennia
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a Palynology and Palaeoecology Lab, Botanical Institute of Barcelona (CSIC-ICUB), Passeig del Migdia s/n, 08038 Barcelona, Spain b Dep. of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Campus Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain c Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University, Scott Hall Room 108, 1090 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43210, USA d Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA e Long Term Ecology Lab. Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, UK f CIEG-UNEG, Puerto Ordaz, Estado Bolivar, Venezuela
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