A vegetation history and quantitative estimate of Holocene climate from Chapple Vale, in the Otway region of Victoria, Australia

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 565-581

  McKenzie, G Merna ^a   Kershaw, A Peter ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE CLIMATE; PALAEOCLIMATE; RAINFOREST; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALIA; CHAPPLE VALE; VICTORIA;

EUCALYPTUS; FAGACEAE; MYRTACEAE; NOTHOFAGUS CUNNINGHAMII; VICTORIA;

EID: 0030666250     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT96051     Document Type: Article

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