[HTML][HTML] Pollen-based climate reconstruction techniques for late Quaternary studies
Fossil pollen records are well-established indicators of past vegetation changes. The
prevalence of pollen across environmental settings including lakes, wetlands, and marine …
prevalence of pollen across environmental settings including lakes, wetlands, and marine …
The dynamic relationship between temperate and tropical circulation systems across South Africa since the last glacial maximum
A fundamental and long-standing question of southern African palaeoclimatology is the way
tropical and temperate climate system dynamics have influenced rainfall regimes across the …
tropical and temperate climate system dynamics have influenced rainfall regimes across the …
Coalescence and fragmentation in the late Pleistocene archaeology of southernmost Africa
The later Pleistocene archaeological record of southernmost Africa encompasses several
Middle Stone Age industries and the transition to the Later Stone Age. Through this period …
Middle Stone Age industries and the transition to the Later Stone Age. Through this period …
Leaf wax n-alkane distributions in arid zone South African flora: Environmental controls, chemotaxonomy and palaeoecological implications
The environmental controls on leaf wax n-alkane distributions and associated interpretation
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
of such distributions in geological archives have long remained rather enigmatic. Studies of …
Influence of tropical easterlies in southern Africa's winter rainfall zone during the Holocene
Abstract South Africa's southwestern Cape occupies a critical transition zone between
Southern Hemisphere temperate (winter) and tropical (summer) moisture-bearing systems …
Southern Hemisphere temperate (winter) and tropical (summer) moisture-bearing systems …
Determining the drivers of long‐term aridity variability: a southern African case study
M Chevalier, BM Chase - Journal of Quaternary Science, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
This paper highlights the importance of differentiating between precipitation amount and
moisture availability ('humidity'/'aridity') when considering proxy records of climate change …
moisture availability ('humidity'/'aridity') when considering proxy records of climate change …
A high‐resolution record of Holocene climate and vegetation dynamics from the southern Cape coast of South Africa: pollen and microcharcoal evidence from …
The southern Cape is a particularly dynamic region of South Africa in terms of climate
change as it is influenced by both temperate and tropical circulation systems. This paper …
change as it is influenced by both temperate and tropical circulation systems. This paper …
Evolving southwest African response to abrupt deglacial North Atlantic climate change events
Climate change during the last deglaciation was strongly influenced by the 'bipolar seesaw',
producing antiphase climate responses between the North and South Atlantic. However …
producing antiphase climate responses between the North and South Atlantic. However …
Ecological research and conservation management in the Cape Floristic Region between 1945 and 2015: history, current understanding and future challenges
In 1945, the Royal Society of South Africa published a wide-ranging report, prepared by a
committee led by Dr CL Wicht, dealing with the preservation of the globally unique and …
committee led by Dr CL Wicht, dealing with the preservation of the globally unique and …
Biome variability in southernmost Africa since the last deglaciation recorded in marine sediments
From a climate perspective, the southern Cape of South Africa is a particularly dynamic
region because it occupies the transition between warm-temperate and subtropical …
region because it occupies the transition between warm-temperate and subtropical …