Palynological evidence for aridity events and vegetation change during the Middle Pliocene, a warm period in Southwestern Australia

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 285-307

  Dodson, J R ^a   Macphail, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aridity; Palynological evidence; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

ARIDITY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ACER PENSYLVANICUM; AMARANTHACEAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA;

EID: 3242696239     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2004.01.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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