Vegetation and Climates of the Last 45,000 Ifeetfs in the Vicinity of the Nevada lest Site, South-Central Nevada
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Qn with the, .£ Department ®f Energy Vegetation and Climates of the Last 45,000 Years in the Vicinity of the Nevada Test Site, South-Central Nevada
By W. GEOFFREY SPAULDING
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1329
Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON: 1985 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Donald Paul Hodel, Secretary
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Dallas L. Peck, Director
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Spaulding, W. Geoffrey. Vegetation and climates of the last 45,000 years in the vicinity of the Nevada test site, south-central Nevada. (Geological Survey professional paper ; 1329) "Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Energy." Bibliography: p. Supt. of Docs. No.: I 19.16:1329 1. Nevada Climate. 2. Paleoclimatology Nevada. 3. Vegetation and climate Nevada. 4. Paleobotany Nevada. I. Title. II. Title: Nevada Test Site, south-central Nevada. III. United states. Dept. of Energy. IV. Series. QC984.N3S63 1985 551.69793'3 84-600117
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