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Dynamics of forest ecosystems in Central Africa during the Holocene : past - present - future / / [edited by] Jurgen Runge
| Dynamics of forest ecosystems in Central Africa during the Holocene : past - present - future / / [edited by] Jurgen Runge |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Taylor & Francis, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (325 p.) |
| Disciplina | 560/.45340967 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | RungeJurgen <1962-> |
| Collana | Palaeoecology of Africa |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoecology - Africa, Central
Paleoecology - Holocene Paleoecology - Pleistocene Paleobotany - Africa, Central Paleobotany - Holocene Paleobotany - Pleistocene Forest ecology - Africa, Central |
| ISBN |
0-429-08303-3
1-4822-6599-0 1-281-45705-1 9786611457051 0-203-93042-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817364703321 |
| London, : Taylor & Francis, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New studies on former and recent landscape changes in Africa / / editor, Jurgen Runge
| New studies on former and recent landscape changes in Africa / / editor, Jurgen Runge |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina | 561/.1096 |
| Collana | Palaeoecology of Africa : international yearbook of landscape evolution and palaeoenvironments |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoecology - Africa
Geology - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-429-22769-8
1-315-81505-2 |
| Classificazione | NAT010000SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: PALAEOECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE SOKOTO BASIN AND THE DEEP OFFSHORE NIGER DELTA (NIGERIA) EVIDENCED BY BENTHONIC FORAMINIFERAL MICROFAUNA; CHAPTER 2: A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER: LATE PLEISTOCENE ENVIRONMENTS AND BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATIONS AT BLOMBOS CAVE, SOUTH AFRICA; CHAPTER 3: LATE QUATERNARY VALLEY AND SLOPE DEPOSITS AND THEIR PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE UPPER CONGO BASIN, CENTRAL AFRICA
CHAPTER 4: LAKE LEVEL CHANGES OF BAROMBI MBO (CAMEROON) DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY: COMPARED CATCHMENT AND CRATER LAKE RECORDSCHAPTER 5: PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON A LATE HOLOCENE DEBRIS-FLOW PROCESS IN LAKE ASSOM (ADAMAWA, CAMEROON); CHAPTER 6: PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CHIWONDO AND CHITIMWE BEDS (N-MALAWI); CHAPTER 7: WHY 'YOUNGER DRYAS'? WHY NOT 'ANTARCTIC COLD REVERSAL'? EKSTEENFONTEIN REVISITED; CHAPTER 8: HISTORICAL AND PRESENT-DAY LANDSCAPE DEGRADATION IN ANAMBRA STATE (NIGERIA): IMPACTS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES CHAPTER 9: CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS ACROSS RAINFALL-DISCHARGE VARIABILITY IN SELECTED RIVER CATCHMENTS OF KENYA AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICBOOK SERIES PAGE |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790770503321 |
| Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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New studies on former and recent landscape changes in Africa / / editor, Jurgen Runge
| New studies on former and recent landscape changes in Africa / / editor, Jurgen Runge |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
| Disciplina | 561/.1096 |
| Collana | Palaeoecology of Africa : international yearbook of landscape evolution and palaeoenvironments |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleoecology - Africa
Geology - Africa |
| ISBN |
0-429-22769-8
1-315-81505-2 |
| Classificazione | NAT010000SCI031000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Contents; FOREWORD AND INTRODUCTION; CONTRIBUTORS; CHAPTER 1: PALAEOECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN THE SOKOTO BASIN AND THE DEEP OFFSHORE NIGER DELTA (NIGERIA) EVIDENCED BY BENTHONIC FORAMINIFERAL MICROFAUNA; CHAPTER 2: A HAZY SHADE OF WINTER: LATE PLEISTOCENE ENVIRONMENTS AND BEHAVIOURAL ADAPTATIONS AT BLOMBOS CAVE, SOUTH AFRICA; CHAPTER 3: LATE QUATERNARY VALLEY AND SLOPE DEPOSITS AND THEIR PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE IN THE UPPER CONGO BASIN, CENTRAL AFRICA
CHAPTER 4: LAKE LEVEL CHANGES OF BAROMBI MBO (CAMEROON) DURING THE LATE QUATERNARY: COMPARED CATCHMENT AND CRATER LAKE RECORDSCHAPTER 5: PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATIONS ON A LATE HOLOCENE DEBRIS-FLOW PROCESS IN LAKE ASSOM (ADAMAWA, CAMEROON); CHAPTER 6: PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PLIO-PLEISTOCENE CHIWONDO AND CHITIMWE BEDS (N-MALAWI); CHAPTER 7: WHY 'YOUNGER DRYAS'? WHY NOT 'ANTARCTIC COLD REVERSAL'? EKSTEENFONTEIN REVISITED; CHAPTER 8: HISTORICAL AND PRESENT-DAY LANDSCAPE DEGRADATION IN ANAMBRA STATE (NIGERIA): IMPACTS AND REMEDIAL MEASURES CHAPTER 9: CLIMATE CHANGE ANALYSIS ACROSS RAINFALL-DISCHARGE VARIABILITY IN SELECTED RIVER CATCHMENTS OF KENYA AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICBOOK SERIES PAGE |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814936903321 |
| Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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