@article{Garcin2018Early-45130,
  year={2018},
  doi={10.1073/pnas.1715336115},
  title={Early anthropogenic impact on Western Central African rainforests 2,600 y ago},
  number={13},
  volume={115},
  issn={0027-8424},
  journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America : PNAS},
  pages={3261--3266},
  author={Garcin, Yannick and Deschamps, Pierre and Ménot, Guillemette and de Saulieu, Geoffroy and Schefuß, Enno and Sebag, David and Dupont, Lydie M. and Oslisly, Richard and Brademann, Brian and Epp, Laura S.}
}

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