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| Castaneda, Isla S.; Caley, Thibaut; Dupont, Lydie; Kim, Jung-hyun; Malaize, Bruno; Schouten, Stefan. |
| In this study we investigate Pleistocene vegetation and climate change in southern East Africa by examining plant leaf waxes in a marine sediment core that receives terrestrial runoff from the Limpopo River. The plant leaf wax records are compared to a multi-proxy sea surface temperature (SST) record and pollen assemblage data from the same site. We find that Indian Ocean SST variability, driven by high-latitude obliquity, exerted a strong control on the vegetation of southern East Africa during the past 800,000 yr. Interglacial periods were characterized by relatively wetter and warmer conditions, increased contributions of C3 vegetation, and higher SST, whereas glacial periods were marked by cooler and arid conditions, increased contributions of C4... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Vegetation; Africa; N-alkane; Pollen; Subtropical Front; Mid-Brunhes. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00345/45601/45215.pdf |
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