The sapropel record of the eastern Mediterranean Sea — results of Ocean Drilling Program Leg 160

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

• Publication date

  2000-05-15

• Fields of study

  Environmental Science, Geology

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  DOI 10.1016/S0031-0182(00)00059-6
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