Early Pleistocene vegetation change in upland south-eastern Australia

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1456-1470

  Sniderman, J M Kale ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Insolation; Palaeoecology; Pleistocene; Pollen; Rain forest; Vegetation history

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CANOPY; CENOZOIC; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXTINCTION; INSOLATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; POLLEN; RAINFOREST; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT CORE; TAXONOMY; UPLAND REGION; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; GYMNOSPERMAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 79960225315     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: 13652699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02518.x     Document Type: Article

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