Holocene changes in African vegetation: tradeoff between climate and water availability

Although past climate change is well documented in West Africa through instrumental records, modeling activities, and paleo-data, little is known about regional-scale ecosystem vulnerability and long-term impacts of climate on plant distribution and biodiversity. Here we use paleohydrological and pa...

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Main Authors: C. Hély, A.-M. Lézine, APD contributors
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-04-01
Series:Climate of the Past
Online Access:http://www.clim-past.net/10/681/2014/cp-10-681-2014.pdf