Reconstructing southern New Zealand Miocene terrestrial climate and ecosystems from plant fossils

• Main Author: Reichgelt, Tammo
• Other Authors: Lee, Daphne E., Conran, John G., Kennedy, Elizabeth M.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Otago 2015
• Subjects: Miocene; New Zealand; Plant fossils; paleoclimate; paleoecology; geology; Otago; climate change; paleobotany; Antarctic; Grey Lake; Southern Ocean; The Antarctic; Antarc*; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10523/5680

The New Zealand landmass occupies an area on the edge of the Southern Ocean at 35–47°S. Though situated north of the subtropical front, the New Zealand landmass experiences direct influence of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current and westerly winds. A projection of the effect of fluctuations of the Ant...