"There is no evidence for major impact by illegal European settlers in " by Craig Woodward
Abstract Cook (2019) reviewed the timing and impact of European settlement in Australia, focusing on erosion and catchment soil loss. Cook (2019) argued that it is still reasonable to conclude that European settlers caused major environmental impacts outside the limits imposed on the colony before 1840 CE. Evidence for early, major impact by European settlers came from the first Pb dated sediment cores from Little Llangothlin Lagoon in eastern Australia (Gale et al., 1995, Gale and Haworth, 2002, 2005). An early (ca. 1810 CE) age was derived from these records based on assumptions regarding ...
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