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Estimating Lichenometric Ages by Direct and Indirect Measurement of Radial Growth: A Case Study of Rhizocarpon agg. at the Illecillewaet Glacier, British Columbia

Pages 203-213 | Received 01 Jul 2001, Published online: 28 Jan 2018

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