Tertiary climatic evolution and the development of aridity in Australia

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Volumn 1998, Issue 119, 1998, Pages 115-136

  Martin, Helene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aridification; Australia; Grasslands; Palaeoclimate; Tertiary; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

EID: 3142645665     PISSN: 0370047X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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