Modern surface pollen from the Torres Strait islands: Exploring north Australian vegetation heterogeneity

Rowe, Cassandra

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“…Holocene characterises coastal sites in northern and northeastern Australian (Crowley, 1996;Grindrod et al, 1999;Grindrod et al, 2002;Proske et al, 2014b; of Queensland (Genever et al, 2003;Proske and Haberle, 2012) and the Torres Strait Islands (Barham, 1999(Barham, , 2000Rowe, 2006Rowe, , 2007aRowe, , 2007bRowe, , 2012 Australia. Deposition of organic material overlying sandy substrates occurred around 9,500 yr BP at Three-Quarter Mile Lake (Luly et al, 2006), 9,000 yrs BP on Groote Eylandt (Shulmeister, 1992) and at 8,500 yr BP on Vanderlin Island (Prebble et al, 2005).…”

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“…Straits (Rowe, 2012) and the eastern Kimberley region ) ( Figure 5.1). Badu and Zurath (Rowe, 2012), Princess Charlotte Bay (Grindrod, 1985), Mt Lewis (Kershaw and Strickland, 1990), Mutchero Inlet, Wyvuri Swamp, Hinchinbrook Channel and Cleveland (Crowley et al, 1994), and Missionary Bay (Grindrod and Rhodes, 1984).…”

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“…Badu and Zurath (Rowe, 2012), Princess Charlotte Bay (Grindrod, 1985), Mt Lewis (Kershaw and Strickland, 1990), Mutchero Inlet, Wyvuri Swamp, Hinchinbrook Channel and Cleveland (Crowley et al, 1994), and Missionary Bay (Grindrod and Rhodes, 1984). This study from Bentinck Island is also highlighted (star).…”

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“…Pollen from sclerophyll taxa in the region was found within rainforest assemblages, highlighting the long-distance distribution of dominant regional species within discreet rainforest patches (Kershaw and Bulman, 1994;Kershaw and Strickland, 1990). A study from the Torres Strait showed modern pollen assemblages could successfully differentiate between tropical lowland vegetation groups in northern Australia (Rowe, 2012). However, as found within the rainforest, regional taxa can dominate the modern pollen rain and make differentiating between local vegetation communities difficult in coastal and lowland environments (Crowley et al, 1994;Proske et al, 2014b).…”

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“…The -53m contour denotes the maximum extent of Lake Carpentaria (Chivas et al, 2001: 20 .1: Summed probability results of calibrated radiocarbon dates from (a) the South Wellesley Islands (n=128) and (b) the adjacent mainland (n=7) (Memmott et al, 2016: 111 (Reynolds, 1996: 25) .1: Map of modern pollen sites discussed in text (circles) including King River (Proske et al, 2014b), Mua, Badu and Zurath (Rowe, 2012), Princess Charlotte Bay (Grindrod, 1985), Mt Lewis (Kershaw and Strickland, 1990), Mutchero Inlet, Wyvuri Swamp, Hinchinbrook Channel and Cleveland (Crowley et al, 1994), and Missionary Bay (Grindrod and Rhodes, 1984). This study from Bentinck Island is also highlighted (star) .10: 210 Pb radioisotope results, CRS and CIC modelled ages for MARR02 and MARR04.…”

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Palaeoecology of the South Wellesley Archipelago. A history of human occupation and environmental change

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A wealth of palaeoecological studies from the Australasian region identify periods of significant environmental change during the Holocene. However, relatively few studies have focused on the coastal lowlands of tropical northern Australia, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct this vast bioregion's history. This study addresses the gap in spatially distributed paleoenvironmental research in northern Australia by producing the first reconstructions from the South Wellesley This research examined seven sediment profiles using micro X-ray fluorescence geochemical data and particle size analysis.

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A Holocene record of savanna vegetation dynamics in southern lowland Papua New Guinea

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David

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Veget Hist Archaeobot

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The southern lowlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG) are biogeographically distinct. Vast tracts of savanna vegetation occur there and yet most palaeoecological studies have focused on highlands and/or forest environments. Greater focus on long-term lowland environments provides a rare opportunity to understand and promote the significance of local and regional savannas, ultimately allowing non-forested and forested ecosystem dynamics to be compared. This paper examines palaeoecological and archaeological data from a lowland open savanna site situated on the south-central PNG coastline. The methods used incorporate pollen and micro-charcoal analyses, artefact recovery and sediment descriptions. We conclude with an environmental model of sedimentation and vegetation change for the past c. 5,800 years, revealing a mid to late Holocene savanna interchange between herbaceous and woody plant growth, with fluctuating fire occurrence increasing toward the present day. Increased silt deposition and modified regional hydrology are also recorded. Environmental changes correspond in timing with the start of permanent settlements and human use of fire. In particular, landscape burning for hunting and gardens for agriculture have helped create the open ecosystem still evident today.

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Robust local vegetation records from dense archaeological shell matrixes: a palynological analysis of the Thundiy shell deposit, Bentinck Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

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Ulm

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Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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This study investigates the palynological remains (both fossil pollen and charcoal) recovered from the Thundiy shell midden deposit, Bentinck Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, northern Australia, to provide a vegetation and fire record for this site, which sheds light on human occupation of the southern Wellesley Archipelago over the late Holocene. Results show that the development of a high density shell deposit by human activities was directly responsible for pollen preservation, possibly through the creation of a moist, anaerobic environment that reduces oxidation of pollen grains. The presence of recoverable pollen from a shell midden deposit from Bentinck Island provides a valuable new proxy to provide greater context for archaeological records, particularly in terms of local vegetation information and potential insight into human land management practices.

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Modern surface pollen from the Torres Strait islands: Exploring north Australian vegetation heterogeneity

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References 23 publications

Palaeoecology of the South Wellesley Archipelago. A history of human occupation and environmental change

Palaeoecology of the South Wellesley Archipelago. A history of human occupation and environmental change

A Holocene record of savanna vegetation dynamics in southern lowland Papua New Guinea

Robust local vegetation records from dense archaeological shell matrixes: a palynological analysis of the Thundiy shell deposit, Bentinck Island, Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

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