Late Quaternary vegetation change and the extinction of Black-flanked Rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis) at Tunnel Cave, southwestern Australia

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 185-204

  Dortch, Joe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic fire regime; Charcoal identification; Faunal extinction; Late Quaternary; Petrogale lateralis; Vegetation change

Indexed keywords

CAVE DEPOSIT; CHARCOAL; EXTINCTION; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HUNTING; VEGETATION HISTORY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

PETROGALE; PETROGALE LATERALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4344717534     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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