Frequency and impact of Holocene fire in eastern South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-142

  Rogers, Geoffrey M ^a   Walker, Susan ^b   Basher, Les M ^c   Lee, William G ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

^b LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Grasslands; Pollen diagrams; Rain shadow climate

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CLIMATE EFFECT; FIRE HISTORY; HOLOCENE; PALYNOLOGY; RADIOCARBON DATING; TOPOGRAPHY;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

POACEAE;

EID: 38649143638     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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