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Glacial to interglacial climate variability in the southeastern African subtropics (25–20° S)
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Enno Schefuß
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Jeroen Groeneveld
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine
Research, Potsdam, Germany
Charlotte Miller
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
now at: Leeds Trinity University, Brownberrie Ln, Horsforth,
Leeds, LS18 5HD, UK
Matthias Zabel
MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of
Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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