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UNINA9910782008803321 |
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Titolo |
Dynamics of forest ecosystems in Central Africa during the Holocene : past - present - future / / editor, J. Runge |
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London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-08303-3 |
1-4822-6599-0 |
1-281-45705-1 |
9786611457051 |
0-203-93042-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (325 p.) |
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Collana |
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Palaeoecology of Africa ; ; v. 28 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Paleoecology - Africa, Central |
Paleoecology - Holocene |
Paleoecology - Pleistocene |
Paleobotany - Africa, Central |
Paleobotany - Holocene |
Paleobotany - Pleistocene |
Forest ecology - Africa, Central |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface and Introduction; CHAPTER 1: DFG-Research Unit 510 on 'Ecological and Cultural Change in West and Central Africa', Yaoundé workshop report, and outlook for 2007-2009; CHAPTER 2: Of Deserts and Forests: insights into Central African Palaeoenvironments since the Last Glacial Maximum; CHAPTER 3: Settling the rain forest: the environment of farming communities in southern Cameroon during the first millennium BC; CHAPTER 4: Recent archaeological investigations in the tropical rain forest of South-West Cameroon |
CHAPTER 5: The Batié palaeopodzol and its palaeoclimatic and environmental significanceCHAPTER 6: New evidence on palaeoenvironmental conditions in SW Cameroon since the Late |
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Pleistocene derived from alluvial sediments of the Ntem River; CHAPTER 7: The evolution of the Holocene palaeoenvironment of the Adamawa region of Cameroon: evidence from sediments from two crater lakes near Ngaoundéré; CHAPTER 8: Palaeoenvironmental studies in the Ngotto Forest: alluvial sediments as indicators of recent and Holocene landscape evolution in the Central African Republic |
CHAPTER 9: Extension of former tree cover in the today's sudano-sahelian milieu as evidence for late Holocene environmental changes in northern CameroonCHAPTER 10: The application of organic carbon and carbonate stratigraphy to the reconstruction of lacustrine palaeoenvironments from Lake Magadi, Kenya; CHAPTER 11: Forest-savanna dynamics in Ivory Coast; CHAPTER 12: The impact of land use on species distribution changes in North Benin; CHAPTER 13: Potentials of NigeriaSat-1 for Sustainable Forest Monitoring in Africa: A Case Study from Nigeria |
CHAPTER 14: Landscape and vegetation patterns studied by remotely sensed data analysis in rain forest ecosystems near Ebolowa (Southern Cameroon)CHAPTER 15: Remote sensing based forest assessment: recent dynamics (1973-2002) of forest-savanna boundaries at Ngotto Forest, Central African Republic (CAR); CHAPTER 16: Late Neoproterozoic Palaeogeography of Central Africa: relations with Holocene geological and geomorphological setting; CHAPTER 17: A palaeoecological approach to neotectonics: the geomorphic evolution of the Ntem River in and below its interior delta, SW Cameroon |
CHAPTER 18: Effects of forest clearings around Bangui: urban floods in densely populated districts of the Central African capitalCHAPTER 19: Non Woody Forest Products (NWFPs) and food safety: sustainable management in the Lobaye region (Central African Republic); Regional/Location Index; Subject Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book consists of scientific papers resulting from an international workshop: 'Environmental and Cultural Change in West- and Central Africa' organized by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, March 2006. Problems of Holocene and Late Pleistocene modifications of the rain forest savanna fringe and their possible influence on cultural innovations are discussed.The book will be of interest to all concerned with tropical forests and related development problems of third world countries, especially ecologists, botanists and earth scientists. It will be val |
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