Holocene palynology of Whitehaven Swamp, Whitsunday Island, Queensland, and implications for the regional archaeological record

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 201, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 141-156

  Genever, Matt ^a   Grindrod, John ^a   Barker, Bryce ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Archaeology; Fire history; Holocene; Palynology; Queensland, Australia

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND; WHITSUNDAY ISLAND;

CYPERACEAE; LEPTOCARPUS;

EID: 0345447139     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00542-X     Document Type: Article

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