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Eocene to Oligocene vegetation and climate in the Tasmanian Gateway region were controlled by changes in ocean currents and pCO2
Michael Amoo
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Ulrich Salzmann
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Matthew J. Pound
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Nick Thompson
Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria
University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Peter K. Bijl
Marine Palynology and Palaeoceanography, Utrecht University,
Princetonlaan 8A, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
Late Eocene to earliest Oligocene (37.97–33.06 Ma) climate and vegetation dynamics around the Tasmanian Gateway region reveal that changes in ocean circulation due to accelerated deepening of the Tasmanian Gateway may not have been solely responsible for the changes in terrestrial climate and vegetation; a series of regional and global events, including a change in stratification of water masses and changes in pCO2, may have played significant roles.
Late Eocene to earliest Oligocene (37.97–33.06 Ma) climate and vegetation dynamics around the...
