Palaeoclimate across an altitudinal gradient in the Oligocene-Miocene of northern Tasmania: An investigation of nearest living relative analysis

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 493-505

  Hill, Robert S ^a   Scriven, Leonie J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDINAL GRADIENT; MIOCENE; NEAREST LIVING RELATIVE ANALYSIS; OLIGOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

DACRYCARPUS; LOPHOZONIA; MONPEELYATA; NOTHOFAGUS;

EID: 0030656443     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/bt96031     Document Type: Article

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