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Impactos y Vulnerabilidad
I. Martínez1*, G. Cuenca-Bescós2+
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Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida, Área de Antropología Física, Universidad de Alcalá
Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra, Grupo Aragosaurus-IUCA, Área de Paleontología, Universidad de Zaragoza
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Correo electrónico: ignacio.martinezm@uah.es
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Correo electrónico: cuencag@unizar.es
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