Fallacies and fantasies: the theoretical underpinnings of the Coexistence Approach for palaeoclimate reconstruction
The Coexistence Approach has been used to infer palaeoclimates for many Eurasian fossil plant assemblages. However, the theory that underpins the method has never been examined in detail. Here we discuss acknowledged and implicit assumptions and assess the statistical nature and pseudo-logic of the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-03-01
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Series: | Climate of the Past |
Online Access: | http://www.clim-past.net/12/611/2016/cp-12-611-2016.pdf |