Rapid (10-yr) recovery of terrestrial productivity in a simulation study of the terminal Cretaceous impact event

@article{Lomax2001RapidR,
  title={Rapid (10-yr) recovery of terrestrial productivity in a simulation study of the terminal Cretaceous impact event},
  author={Barry H. Lomax and David J. Beerling and Garland R. Upchurch and Bette L. Otto‐Bliesner},
  journal={Earth and Planetary Science Letters},
  year={2001},
  volume={192},
  pages={137-144}
}
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