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65,000 years of vegetation change in central Australia and the Australian summer monsoon

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1999

Authors

Johnson, Bill
Miller, Gifford Hubbs
Fogel, Marilyn L
Magee, John
Gagan, Michael
Chivas, A R

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

Abstract

Carbon isotopes in fossil emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) eggshell from Lake Eyre, South Australia, demonstrate that the relative abundance of C4 grasses varied substantially during the past 65,000 years. Currently, C4 grasses are more abundant in regions

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Keywords: monsoon; paleoclimate; Quaternary; summer; vegetation history; article; Australia; climate; geographic distribution; geology; paleoanthropology; priority journal; seasonal variation; vegetation; Australia; Dromaius novaehollandiae; Poaceae

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/93863

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ANU Research Publications

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Science

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Journal article

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10.1126/science.284.5417.1150

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2037-12-31

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