Much of what we know about how plants responded to the dramatic climate changes of the last 100,000 years comes from fossil pollen. However, fossil leaves, flowers and fruit have an important story to tell.
These fossils can tell us what species were present on site, whereas pollen generally only informs us of what genera were present in the broad vicinity. This project will look at the plant macrofossils from Tasmania, with a view to understanding how plants respond to rapid environmental change.