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A Reconstruction of Regional and Global Temperature for the Past 11,300 Years

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Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia

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Plant molecular phylogeography in China and adjacent regions: Tracing the genetic imprints of Quaternary climate and environmental change in the world’s most diverse temperate flora

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A Large and Persistent Carbon Sink in the World's Forests

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The Influence of Late Quaternary Climate-Change Velocity on Species Endemism

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A global overview of drought and heat-induced tree mortality reveals emerging climate change risks for forests

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Will environmental changes reinforce the impact of global warming on the prairie–forest border of central North America?

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Causes and consequences of woody plant encroachment into western North American grasslands

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Pleistocene Megafaunal Collapse, Novel Plant Communities, and Enhanced Fire Regimes in North America

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Paleoecology meets genetics: deciphering past vegetational dynamics

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Exploring climatic and biotic controls on Holocene vegetation change in Fennoscandia

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Forests of the Past: A Window to Future Changes

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Climate-Driven Ecosystem Succession in the Sahara: The Past 6000 Years

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Forests and Climate Change: Forcings, Feedbacks, and the Climate Benefits of Forests

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Quaternary climate changes explain diversity among reptiles and amphibians

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