Speleothem growth intervals reflect New Zealand montane vegetation response to temperature change over the last glacial cycle

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Hellstrom, John C., Sniderman, Kale, Drysdale, Russell, Couchoud, Isabelle, Hartland, Adam, Pearson, Andrew, Bajo, Petra
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: Antarctic; Mount Arthur; New Zealand; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/13434; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58317-8

Flowstone speleothem growth beneath Mount Arthur, New Zealand shows a clear relationship to vegetation density and soil development on the surface above. Flowstone does not currently form beneath sub-alpine Nothofagus forest above ca. 1000–1100 m altitude but U-Th dating shows it has formed there du...