Last glacial to Holocene evolution of semi-arid rangelands in southeastern Australia

Holocene

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 541-553

  Cupper, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dunefields; Holocene; Last glacial; Late Pleistocene; Murray Basin; Playas; Pollen; Semi arid rangelands; Transition

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; LAST GLACIAL; POLLEN; RANGELAND; SEMIARID REGION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW SOUTH WALES; WORLD;

EID: 20144382781     PISSN: 09596836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0959683605hl829rp     Document Type: Article

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