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Original Articles

Stable water isotope patterns in a climate change hotspot: the isotope hydrology framework of Corsica (western Mediterranean)

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Pages 184-200 | Received 28 Apr 2013, Accepted 23 Jul 2013, Published online: 20 Jan 2014

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