An extended last glacial maximum in the Southern Hemisphere: A contribution to the SHeMax project

LM Petherick, J Knight, J Shulmeister, H Bostock… - Earth-Science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Proxy records from across the Southern Hemisphere show significant local to regional scale
variability in climatic and environmental conditions during late Marine Isotope Stage 3 and …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstructing Late Quaternary precipitation and its source on the southern Cape coast of South Africa: A multi-proxy paleoenvironmental record from …

P Strobel, M Bliedtner, AS Carr, J Struck… - Quaternary Science …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abstract The Late Quaternary climate history of South Africa and, in particular, potential
changes in atmospheric circulation have been subject to considerable debate. To some …

[HTML][HTML] Holocene fire dynamics and their climatic controls on the southern Cape coast of South Africa-A 7.2 ka multi-proxy record from the peatland Vankervelsvlei

P Strobel, T Henning, M Bliedtner, SG Mosher… - Quaternary Science …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Fire is a natural phenomenon along South Africa's southern Cape coast, but identifying its
climatic drivers has been a subject of considerable debate. This study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial distribution and consequences of contaminants in harbour sediments–A case study from Richards Bay Harbour, South Africa

P Mehlhorn, F Viehberg, K Kirsten, B Newman… - Marine Pollution …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Richards Bay Harbour (RBH) is situated in the industrialized area on the northeast
coast of South Africa. To decipher recent human activities and accompanying environmental …

Vegetation and climate change during the Medieval Climate Anomaly and the Little Ice Age on the southern Cape coast of South Africa: Pollen evidence from Bo …

N Du Plessis, BM Chase, LJ Quick… - The …, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents continuous, high resolution fossil pollen and microcharcoal records
from Bo Langvlei, a lake in the Wilderness Embayment on South Africa's southern Cape …

The potential of δ2Hn-alkanes and δ18Osugar for paleoclimate reconstruction–A regional calibration study for South Africa

P Strobel, T Haberzettl, M Bliedtner, J Struck… - Science of The Total …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The hydrogen isotopic composition of leaf wax-derived n-alkanes (δ 2 H n-alkanes) is a
widely applied proxy for (paleo) climatic changes. It has been suggested that the coupling …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of physicochemical parameters on the diversity and distribution of microbial communities associated with three South African peatlands

SSL Weels, PJ Welz, A Prins, L Roes-Hill - Microorganisms, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Peatlands are complex wetland-like ecosystems that harbor diverse microbial communities.
In this study, the microbial communities (fungal and actinobacterial) associated with an …

[HTML][HTML] No detectable influence of the carbonate ion effect on changes in stable carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) of shallow dwelling planktic foraminifera over the past …

P Köhler, S Mulitza - Climate of the Past, 2024‏ - cp.copernicus.org
Laboratory experiments showed that the isotopic fractionation of δ 13 C and of δ 18 O during
calcite formation of planktic foraminifera are species-specific functions of ambient CO 3 2 …

Modeling the decomposition signal and correcting bulk organic data from a peat deposit, a case study at low latitudes (Cameroon)

V Schaaff, D Sebag, M Makou, V Grossi… - Organic …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Organic compounds are widely used for paleoclimatic and paleoenvironmental
reconstructions. Bulk organic proxies, however, are more complicated to interpret due to the …

Holocene sea level and environmental change at the southern Cape–an 8.5 kyr multi-proxy paleoclimate record from Lake Voëlvlei, South Africa

P Strobel, M Bliedtner, AS Carr, P Frenzel… - Climate of the …, 2021‏ - cp.copernicus.org
South Africa is a key region to reconstruct and understand past changes in atmospheric
circulation, ie temperate westerlies and tropical easterlies. However, due to the scarcity of …