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| Bayon, Germain; Delvigne, C.; Ponzevera, Emmanuel; Borges, A. V.; Darchambeau, F.; De Deckker, P.; Lambert, T.; Monin, L.; Toucanne, Samuel; Andre, L.. |
| The δ30Si stable isotopic composition of silicon in soils and fine-grained sediments can provide insights into weathering processes on continents, with important implications on the Si budget of modern and past oceans. To further constrain the factors controlling the distribution of Si isotopes in sediments, we have analysed a large number (n=50) of separate size-fractions of sediments and suspended particulate materials collected near the mouth of rivers worldwide. This includes some of the world’s largest rivers (e.g. Amazon, Congo, Mackenzie, Mississippi, Murray-Darling, Nile, Yangtze) and rivers from the case study areas of the Congo River Basin and Northern Ireland. Silt-size fractions exhibit a mean Si isotopic composition (δ30Si = -0.21 ± 0.19‰; 2... |
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Palavras-chave: World rivers; Congo basin; Northern Ireland; Si isotopes; Clay minerals; Weathering; Temperature; Precipitation. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00434/54609/55991.pdf |
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| Comptour, Marion; Caillon, Sophie; Rodrigues, Leonor; Mckey, Doyle. |
| One adaptation for farming wetlands is constructing raised fields (RF), i.e., elevated earth structures. Studies of RF agriculture have focused mostly on the vestiges of RF that were cultivated by pre-Columbian populations in the Americas. Ironically, whereas RF agriculture is still practiced nowadays in many parts of the world, including the Congo Basin, these actively farmed RF have received scant attention. Yet, studying how RF function today can shed new light on ongoing debates about pre-Columbian RF agriculture. Also, in a context of climate change and widespread degradation of wetlands, the study of RF agriculture can help us evaluate its potential as part of an environmentally sustainable use of wetlands. We carried out an ethnoecological study of... |
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Palavras-chave: Raised fields; Tropical floodplains; Wetland agriculture; Wetland conservation; Pre-Columbian archaeology; Historical ecology; Congo basin; Multi-activity subsistence system. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00466/57736/78951.pdf |
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