Table 1 Summary of chronology, vegetation, climate and land-use and cave site characteristics for each region/cave site and stalagmite.
From: Dating stalagmites in mediterranean climates using annual trace element cycles
Stalagmite samples from the southwest region (SWWA) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Location | Augusta, WA | Yanchep, WA | |
Mean annual precipitation | 962 mm (1900 to 2015) 912 mm (1970 to present) | 797 mm (1900 to 2015) 698 mm (1970 to 2015) | |
Mean annual temperature | 17.0 °C (1999–2015) | 18.3 °C (1996–2015) | |
Mean annual cave temperature | 15.9–16.5 °C18 | 17.6 ± 0.4 °C (annual range 17.1–18.2 °C) | |
Vegetation | Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) forest with a dense understorey | Tuart forest (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) with a dense understorey. | |
Fire and Land-use History | Record of land-use change and settlement and fires above the cave from 1958 to present. | Record of land-use change, development and fires in the park from 1960 to present. | |
Cave Site | Labyrinth Cave 31.547°S, 115.69°E | Moondyne Cave 34.27°S, 115.098°E | Yonderup Cave 34.27°S, 115.098°E |
Samples | LAB-S1 (all data unpublished) | MND-S1 (published data, Treble et al. 2003 and 2005) | YD-S2 (all data unpublished) |
Trace elements | Mg, Sr, Na, U, Ba, P | Mg, Sr, Na, U, Ba, P | Mg, Sr, U, Ba, P, Pb, Cu, Al, Zn |
Growth rate | 0.35 mm | 0.37 mm | 0.07 mm |
Cave depth (m) | 35 m | 30 m | 4 m |
Age span* (AD) | Unknown | 1911 to 1991 AD | 1832 AD (±54 years) to 2004 AD |
