Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River"

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Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River". / Campbell, Craig; Ablazhey, Anatoly.

In: Ambio, Vol. 52, No. 7, 07.2023, p. 1221-1232.

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Campbell, C & Ablazhey, A 2023, 'Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River"', Ambio, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 1221-1232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01880-x

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Campbell, C., & Ablazhey, A. (2023). Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River". Ambio, 52(7), 1221-1232. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-023-01880-x

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Campbell C, Ablazhey A. Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River". Ambio. 2023 Jul;52(7):1221-1232. Epub 2023 May 25. doi: 10.1007/s13280-023-01880-x

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Campbell, Craig ; Ablazhey, Anatoly. / Reflections on Siberia's "Gloomy River". In: Ambio. 2023 ; Vol. 52, No. 7. pp. 1221-1232.

BibTeX

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