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Lichenometry: Its Application to Holocene Moraine Studies in Southern Alaska and Swedish Lapland

George H. DentonDepartment of Geological Sciences and Institute for Quaternary Studies, University of Maine, Orono, Maine04473.
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Wibjörn KarlénDepartment of Physical Geography, University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden.
Pages 347-372 | Published online: 03 Jun 2018

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