Studies of Cainozoic environmental change in Tasmania and coastal East Antarctica

A review

Bibliographic Data

ID16768292
AuthorsEric A Colhoun (University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume24
Issue1
Pages3-11
Publication date1993-05-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Geographer (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-9182 • E-ISSN: 1465-3311
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00049189308703071
OpenAlexW2133536793
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited30

Observational studies on Cainozoic environmental changes in both Tasmania and East Antarctica have led to important modifications in the accepted interpretation of the history of glaciation for each area. Many contributors have played an important role in the processes of investigation leading to the present state of knowledge. A crucial role has been played by the integration of the methods of glacial geomorphology, stratigraphy, sedimentology and dating methods. From studies based on combinations of these approaches, a model of multiple glaciations has been developed to explain observed features in Tasmania. This model is complemented by studies of vegetation history, largely through pollen analysis. A less complete picture of the history of ice‐sheet fluctuations in East Antarctica is beginning to emerge from similar applications of cross‐disciplinary studies

Cenozoic · Climate change · Environmental change · Environmental protection · Geography · Physical geography · Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping · Geological and Geophysical Studies · Geology · Oceanography · Paleontology · Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

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