Ridge top peats and palaeolake deposits on Macquarie Island

Palynological analyses of two ridge top peat profiles on subantarctic Macquarie Island are presented and discussed. The profiles record Holocene vegetation changes in a small-scale mosaic pattern. A preliminary account is given of several freshwater palaeolake deposits dating from the terminal Pleis...

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Main Authors: Selkirk, D. R., Selkirk, P. M., Bergstrom, D. M., Adamson, D. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 1988
Subjects:
peat deposits
paiaeoiake deposits
Macquarie Island
palynology
Online Access:https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/2926e73b-3f15-4317-8308-54d3fa5e9604
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https://eprints.utas.edu.au/13868/
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Summary:Palynological analyses of two ridge top peat profiles on subantarctic Macquarie Island are presented and discussed. The profiles record Holocene vegetation changes in a small-scale mosaic pattern. A preliminary account is given of several freshwater palaeolake deposits dating from the terminal Pleistocene and early Holocene. -from Authors

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