Patterned fen formation and development from the Great Sandy Region, south-east Queensland, Australia

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 816-827

  Moss, Patrick ^a   Tibby, John ^b   Shapland, Felicity ^a   Fairfax, Russell ^a   Stewart, Philip ^a   Barr, Cameron ^b   Petherick, Lynda ^c   Gontz, Allen ^d   Sloss, Craig ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c XI AN JIAOTONG LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

charcoal; Empodisma minus; pollen; refuge

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BIRD; CHARCOAL; COASTAL WETLAND; FEN; FISH; GRASS; HOLOCENE; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLLEN; REFUGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SWAMP;

AUSTRALIA; FRASER ISLAND; QUEENSLAND;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; EMPODISMA MINUS;

EID: 84969670165     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF14359     Document Type: Article

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