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The Role of Fire in the Evolution of the Mediterranean Cultural Landscape in the Pleistocene and Early Holocene with special reference to Mt. Carmel. (Based on: The Evolution of the Cultural Landscape in Israel as Affected by Fire, Grazing, and Human Activities. Z. Naveh and Y. Carmel. in: Wasser S. P. (Ed.) Papers in Honour of Eviatar Nevo. Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Horizons. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht pp. 337–409)

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Naveh, Z. (2007). The Role of Fire in the Evolution of the Mediterranean Cultural Landscape in the Pleistocene and Early Holocene with special reference to Mt. Carmel. (Based on: The Evolution of the Cultural Landscape in Israel as Affected by Fire, Grazing, and Human Activities. Z. Naveh and Y. Carmel. in: Wasser S. P. (Ed.) Papers in Honour of Eviatar Nevo. Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Horizons. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht pp. 337–409). In: Transdisciplinary Challenges in Landscape Ecology and Restoration Ecology. Landscape Series, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4422-4_7

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