Chemostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility of the Late Devonian Frasnian-Famennian transition in western Canada and southern China: Implications for carbon and nutrient cycling and mass extinction
Whalen, Michael T.; Sliwinski, Maciej; Payne, Joshuaet al.
2015 • In Da Silva, Anne-Christine; Whalen; Hladilet al. (Eds.) Magnetic Susceptibility Application: A Window onto Ancient Environments and Climatic Variations
Chemostratigraphy and magnetic susceptibility of the Late Devonian Frasnian-Famennian transition in western Canada and southern China: Implications for carbon and nutrient cycling and mass extinction
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Magnetic Susceptibility Application: A Window onto Ancient Environments and Climatic Variations
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