Phytoliths from loess in Southland, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 325-332

  Carter, John A ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Loess; New Zealand; Phytolih; Southland; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

LOESS; NEW ZEALAND; PHYTOLITH; VEGETATION;

LOESS; PALEOBOTANY; PALEOCLIMATE; PHYTOLITH; QUATERNARY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

EID: 0033820151     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0028825X.2000.9512684     Document Type: Article

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