Palynological evidence for Holocene palaeoenvironments from the lower Gordon River valley, in the World Heritage Area of southwest Tasmania

Holocene

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 149-162

  Harle, Katherine J ^a,d   Hodgson, Dominic A ^b,e   Tyler, Peter A ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^e BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Charcoal; Climate change; Gordon River; Holocene; Huon pine; Lagarostrobos; Pollen; Rainforest; Tasmania; World Heritage Area

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE CONSERVATION; HOLOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; GORDON RIVER VALLEY; TASMANIA;

LAGAROSTROBOS FRANKLINII;

EID: 0032955028     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968399677220198     Document Type: Article

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