Science Through Time: Understanding the Archive at Rennix Gap Bog, a Sub-alpine Peatland in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia

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dc.contributor.authorHope, Geoffrey
dc.contributor.authorMooney, Scott
dc.contributor.authorAllen, Kathryn J.
dc.contributor.authorBaker , Patrick
dc.contributor.authorKeaney, Ben
dc.contributor.authorKemp, Justine
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Len F.
dc.contributor.authorPearson, Stuart G
dc.contributor.authorStevenson, Janelle
dc.contributor.authorZheng, Xianglin
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-20T20:50:49Z
dc.date.available2020-12-20T20:50:49Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.date.updated2020-11-08T07:25:02Z
dc.description.abstractRennix Gap Bog is a sub-alpine topogenic peatland that contains up to 2 m of organic-rich sediments that have built up over the last approximately 12,000 years. This paper summarises the research and teaching activities that have been undertaken at the site, which has included consideration of the sediment stratigraphy, radiometric dating, palynology, charcoal analyses, dendrochronology and recently, the testate amoebae community composition has been documented. Much of this work is unpublished but has relevance for any future research and provides a long-term context for many contemporary environmental issues, including for issues of relevance to the management of fire in this landscape and vegetation more broadly. In the contemporary environment, the surface of the bog is vegetated with a complex mosaic of Carex fen, sub-alpine Sphagnum shrub bog and Poa costiniana tussock grassland. Pollen analysis suggests that this vegetation has been relatively stable for 10,000 years and prior to that the site was surrounded by sparse vegetation, similar to the alpine herb-grass community of contemporary higher altitude ecosystems. Charcoal analyses suggest that fire activity has varied through time but increased significantly in the historic period. Rennix Gap Bog has not only attracted considerable research but has also been an invaluable, accessible, site for field-based teaching and learning.
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dc.identifier.issn0370-047X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/217574
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherLinnean Society of New South Wales
dc.sourceProceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
dc.source.urihttps://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/index.php/LIN/article/view/13433
dc.titleScience Through Time: Understanding the Archive at Rennix Gap Bog, a Sub-alpine Peatland in Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales, Australia
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage47
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage25
local.contributor.affiliationHope, Geoffrey, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMooney, Scott, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationAllen, Kathryn J., University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationBaker , Patrick, University of Melbourne
local.contributor.affiliationKeaney, Ben, College of Science, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationKemp, Justine, Griffith University
local.contributor.affiliationMartin, Len F., University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationPearson, Stuart G, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.affiliationStevenson, Janelle, College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationZheng, Xianglin, University of New South Wales
local.contributor.authoremailu7800042@anu.edu.au
local.contributor.authoruidHope, Geoffrey, u7800042
local.contributor.authoruidKeaney, Ben, u4002352
local.contributor.authoruidStevenson, Janelle, u3872330
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor060206 - Palaeoecology
local.identifier.absseo960810 - Mountain and High Country Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity
local.identifier.ariespublicationu5851225xPUB30
local.identifier.citationvolume141
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu5851225
local.type.statusPublished Version

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