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Liz Reed

Liz Reed

Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
My research centres on Quaternary vertebrate fossil deposits in caves within the Naracoorte region of South Australia.

My key research areas are -:

Biodiversity response to climate change during the Quaternary utilising cave deposits at Naracoorte.
Site formation processes and taphonomy of cave deposits.

Ice ages were not as dry as we thought, according to surprising new Australian cave study

Feb 08, 2024 12:27 pm UTC| Nature

During ice ages, dry, frozen terrain extended over much of northern Europe, Asia and North America. Many plants and animals retreated from these desolate, harsh landscapes and sought refuge in pockets of more hospitable...

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