Late neogene climates in Australia: Fossil pollen- and spore-based estimates in retrospect and prospect

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 425-464

  Macphail, M K ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PALAEOCLIMATE; PALAEOECOLOGY; PLIOCENE; POLLEN; VEGETATION;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ZANCLEA;

EID: 0030666018     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96052     Document Type: Article

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