Tephrochronology and its application: a review

DJ Lowe - Quaternary Geochronology, 2011 - Elsevier
Tephrochronology (from tephra, Gk 'ashes') is a unique stratigraphic method for linking,
dating, and synchronizing geological, palaeoenvironmental, or archaeological sequences or …

Ecology and long-term history of fire in New Zealand

GLW Perry, JM Wilmshurst, MS McGlone - New Zealand Journal of Ecology, 2014 - JSTOR
Fire is a complex physical and ecological process and one that has dramatically affected
New Zealand's landscapes and ecosystems in the post-settlement era. Prior to human …

Species invasions exceed extinctions on islands worldwide: a comparative study of plants and birds

DF Sax, SD Gaines, JH Brown - The American Naturalist, 2002 - journals.uchicago.edu
Species richness is decreasing at a global scale. At subglobal scales, that is, within any
defined area less extensive than the globe, species richness will increase when the number …

A late Holocene pollen record of deforestation and environmental change from the Lake Tauanui catchment, Northland, New Zealand

MB Elliot, JR Flenley, DG Sutton - Journal of Paleolimnology, 1998 - Springer
Late Holocene pollen and sediment records from the Lake Tauanui catchment, northern
New Zealand, indicate that the lake formed about 5500 years ago following a series of …

Ages of 24 widespread tephras erupted since 30,000 years ago in New Zealand, with re-evaluation of the timing and palaeoclimatic implications of the Lateglacial …

DJ Lowe, M Blaauw, AG Hogg… - Quaternary Science …, 2013 - Elsevier
Tephras are important for the NZ-INTIMATE project because they link all three records
comprising the composite inter-regional stratotype developed for the New Zealand climate …

Fingerprints and age models for widespread New Zealand tephra marker beds erupted since 30,000 years ago: a framework for NZ-INTIMATE

DJ Lowe, PAR Shane, BV Alloway… - Quaternary Science …, 2008 - Elsevier
The role of tephras in the NZ-INTIMATE project is a critical one because most high-
resolution palaeoclimatic records are linked and dated by one or more tephra layers. In this …

Using palaeoenvironmental DNA to reconstruct past environments: progress and prospects

NJ Rawlence, DJ Lowe, JR Wood… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Palaeoenvironmental DNA (PalEnDNA) is defined as ancient DNA (aDNA) originating from
disseminated genetic material within palaeoenvironmental samples. Sources of PalEnDNA …

Amazonian peatlands: an ignored C sink and potential source

O Lähteenoja, K Ruokolainen, L Schulman… - Global Change …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In tropical lowlands, peatlands are commonly reported from Southeast Asia, and especially
Indonesian tropical peatlands are known as considerable C sinks and sources. In contrast …

The large A mazonian peatland carbon sink in the subsiding P astaza‐M arañón foreland basin, P eru

O Lähteenoja, YR Reátegui, M Räsänen… - Global Change …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The carbon (C) dynamics of tropical peatlands can be of global importance, because,
particularly in S outheast A sia, they are the source of considerable amounts of C released to …

Botanical briefing fire, forest regeneration and links with early human habitation: evidence from New Zealand

J Ogden, LES Basher, M McGLONE - Annals of Botany, 1998 - Elsevier
New Zealand forests burn less frequently than tussock grasslands, heath or shrublands.
Species composition, past disturbance and stand condition determine inflammability and …