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Stratigraphy and vegetation signals from an upland, landslide-dammed, paleolake during the Last Glacial-Interglacial Transition, Waipaoa Sedimentary System, Hikurangi Margin, eastern North Island, New Zealand

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Pages 220-241 | Received 17 Feb 2021, Accepted 18 Jun 2021, Published online: 21 Jul 2021

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