Quaternary and extant euryhaline Lamprothamnium Groves (Charales) from Australia: Gyrogonite morphology and paleolimnological significance

Journal of Paleolimnology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-341

  García, Adriana ^a   Chivas, Allan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Charales; Gyrogonite oospore; Lamprothamnium; Paleolimnology; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOLIMNOLOGY; QUATERNARY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ALGAE; CHARA; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; EUKARYOTA; LAMPROTHAMNIUM; LAMPROTHAMNIUM MACROPOGON; LAMPROTHAMNIUM PAPULOSUM;

EID: 1942538587     PISSN: 09212728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOPL.0000021725.32489.bd     Document Type: Article

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