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Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction

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Definition: Today's climate is different than that of earlier periods; in fact climate, including vegetation, temperature, and relative humidity, has varied considerably during the time of human habitation of planet earth. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction refers to the investigations which are undertaken to reconstruct the climate and vegetation of a specific time and place.

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