Wetland soil moisture complicates the use of Sporormiella to trace past herbivore populations

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 254-259

  Wood, Jamie R ^a   Wilmshurst, Janet M ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Extinction; Herbivores; New Zealand; Sporormiella; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; FUNGUS; HERBIVORE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOHYDROLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; SPORE; WETLAND;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; PREUSSIA (ASCOMYCETE);

EID: 84859595164     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.1539     Document Type: Article

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