Origins and History of Australian Rainforests
Abstract Imagine Australia as a clear pool of water into which two muddy streams enter-a black stream from the north-a white stream from the south. The former represents the Malayan element, the latter the Antarctic element-most evident in Tasmania, and the higher mountain ranges of Australia-both e...
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Oxford University PressOxford
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198542230.003.0006 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52520279/isbn-9780198542230-book-part-6.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract Imagine Australia as a clear pool of water into which two muddy streams enter-a black stream from the north-a white stream from the south. The former represents the Malayan element, the latter the Antarctic element-most evident in Tasmania, and the higher mountain ranges of Australia-both elements due to land com1ection in the prehistoric past. |
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