Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara
Climate deterioration towards desertification in North Africa following the African Humid Period has previously been associated with the emergence of pastoralism. Here, using a climate-vegetation model, the authors show that pastoralism in fact likely slowed the deterioration of orbitally-driven cli...
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| description | Climate deterioration towards desertification in North Africa following the African Humid Period has previously been associated with the emergence of pastoralism. Here, using a climate-vegetation model, the authors show that pastoralism in fact likely slowed the deterioration of orbitally-driven climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-290b2a524a5843d4935347681b66a0f42022-12-21T19:27:21ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232018-10-01911910.1038/s41467-018-06321-yPastoralism may have delayed the end of the green SaharaChris Brierley0Katie Manning1Mark Maslin2Department of Geography, University College LondonInstitute of Archaeology, University College LondonDepartment of Geography, University College LondonClimate deterioration towards desertification in North Africa following the African Humid Period has previously been associated with the emergence of pastoralism. Here, using a climate-vegetation model, the authors show that pastoralism in fact likely slowed the deterioration of orbitally-driven climate change.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06321-y |
| spellingShingle | Chris Brierley Katie Manning Mark Maslin Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara Nature Communications |
| title | Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara |
| title_full | Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara |
| title_fullStr | Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara |
| title_short | Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara |
| title_sort | pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green sahara |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06321-y |
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