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Climate warming and vegetation response after Heinrich event 1 (16 700–16 000 cal yr BP) in Europe south of the Alps
S. Samartin
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
O. Heiri
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
A. F. Lotter
Palaeoecology, Department of Physical Geography, Laboratory of Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, CD 3584 Utrecht, The Netherlands
W. Tinner
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research and Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Bern, Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern, Switzerland
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