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... Recognition is now developing that a hierarchy of factors is operating, and that the importance of different factors varies with time and space scale (Davis, 1991~. Biotic factors are most evident over short time and small spatial scales, and THOMPSON WEBB III climatic impact is most evident over long time and large spatial scales.
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  • earth history
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