The Holocene paleohydrology and climatic history of the Northern Great Sandy Desert - Fitzroy trough: With special reference to the history of the northwest Australian monsoon ? Does the evidence really indicate no change in climate?

Semeniuk, V.

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“…This paper provides refinement of how changes in monsoonal regimes affected Carpenter's Gap 1 landscapes, describing the vegetation in close detail. Some southern Kimberley discrepancies remain, calling attention to the need for exploration targeting discovery of new sites and perhaps a reworking of data to settle debate (see Semeniuk, 1996 andWallis, 2000 for arguments against Wyrwoll et al, 1986Wyrwoll et al, , 1992, thereby also refining our understandings of local to regional expressions of Kimberley and northwestern Australian change.…”

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An examination of rockshelter palynology: Carpenter’s Gap 1, northwestern Australia

2020

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Carpenter’s Gap 1 is a large rockshelter located within the Kimberley region of northwestern Australia. The site provides valuable archives of late Quaternary palaeoecological information within an area known for a lack of deposits preserving long-term continuous botanical records. Previous studies of the macrobotanic, phytolith and wood charcoal records from Carpenter’s Gap 1 are in general agreement about changes in broad vegetation patterns over time but differ in the time scales used, in the representation of some species, and in the interpretation of changes – particularly on the degree to which the variations in the record represent cultural activities. An examination of palynology (the transport, deposition and preservation of pollen within the rockshelter environment) provides more detail to the vegetation patterns identified in these previous studies. In addition, because the pollen most likely reflects the vegetation of the site’s surrounds over time rather than plants introduced into the shelter by people, interpretation can be more confidently linked to environmental change, and by inference climatic conditions. The pollen data reveal pre-glacial mixed wooded vegetation. From the beginning of the Holocene, tree loss occurred in a transition from monsoonal forest to thicket and eucalypt forest to woodland. Vegetation transition around the mid Holocene suggests a shift in climate, becoming drier and more variable towards and into the late Holocene. The role of fire in the establishment of vegetation communities remains under investigation.

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Section: Carpenter's Gap 1 Pollen Results In a Wider Kimberley Contextmentioning

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An examination of rockshelter palynology: Carpenter’s Gap 1, northwestern Australia

2020

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Predicted response of coastal wetlands to climate changes: a Western Australian model

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2012

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The Holocene paleohydrology and climatic history of the Northern Great Sandy Desert - Fitzroy trough: With special reference to the history of the northwest Australian monsoon ? Does the evidence really indicate no change in climate?

Cited by 2 publications

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An examination of rockshelter palynology: Carpenter’s Gap 1, northwestern Australia

An examination of rockshelter palynology: Carpenter’s Gap 1, northwestern Australia

Predicted response of coastal wetlands to climate changes: a Western Australian model

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