Changes in the abundance and diversity of Proteaceae in South-western Australia: A review of an integrated palaeoenvironmental study

Geographical Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-53

  Itzstein Davey, Freea ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cenozoic; Pollen; Proteaceae; South western Australia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; EOCENE; HOLOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLIOCENE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

NOTHOFAGUS; PROTEACEAE;

EID: 33846842423     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2007.00428.x     Document Type: Review

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