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Problems Associated with the Use of “Species Diversity” in Paleolimnological Studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

John P. Smol*
Affiliation:
Department of Biology Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 3N6, Canada

Abstract

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Letter to the Editor
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University of Washington

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