From pristine forests to high‐altitude pastures: an ecological approach to prehistoric human impact on vegetation and landscapes in the western Italian Alps

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2017-11-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Environmental Science, History

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  DOI 10.1111/1365-2745.12767
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