Field survey, sedimentology and plant microfossil analysis of sediment cores from possible cultivation sites at tolaga bay, eastern north island, new zealand

Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 131-147

  Horrocks, Mark ^a,b   Smith, Ian W G ^c   Nichol, Scott L ^d   Shane, Phil A ^b   Jackman, Gordon ^e  

^a MICROFOSSIL RESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e Tairawhiti Archaeological Services   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Plant introductions; Plant microfossils; Tephra; Tolaga Bay

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; FIELD SURVEY; MICROFOSSIL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT; SEDIMENT CORE; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TEPHRA;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

EQUIDAE; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 56849117099     PISSN: 03036758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014220809510551     Document Type: Article

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