A Holocene record of climate, vegetation change and peat bog development, east Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-254

  McGlone, Matt S ^a   Wilmshurst, Janet M ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ENSO; Fire; Humification; Precipitation; Testate amoebae

Indexed keywords

BOG; CLIMATE CHANGE; HOLOCENE; HUMIFICATION; PALEOCLIMATE; PEATLAND; VEGETATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0033133955     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1417(199905)14:3<239::AID-JQS438>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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