Evidence for Lateglacial and Holocene tree-line fluctuations from pollen diagrams from the Subalpine zone on Mt Hauhungatahi, Tongariro National Park, New Zealand

Holocene

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-73

  Horrocks, Mark ^a   Ogden, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Holocene; Lateglacial; Palynology; Taupo Tephra eruption; Tongariro National Park; Tree line; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LATE GLACIAL; PALYNOLOGY; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TREELINE;

NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK;

HALOCARPUS; LIBOCEDRUS; PHYLLOCLADUS;

EID: 0033967630     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/095968300667751080     Document Type: Article

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