Reversed Holocene temperature–moisture relationship in the Horn of Africa
Anthropogenic climate change is predicted to severely impact the global hydrological cycle,
particularly in tropical regions where agriculture-based economies depend on monsoon …
particularly in tropical regions where agriculture-based economies depend on monsoon …
Social ties in the Congo Basin: insights into tropical forest adaptation from BaYaka and their neighbours
Investigating past and present human adaptation to the Congo Basin tropical forest can
shed light on how climate and ecosystem variability have shaped human evolution. Here …
shed light on how climate and ecosystem variability have shaped human evolution. Here …
Changes in the cyclicity and variability of the eastern African paleoclimate over the last 620 kyrs
There is ongoing debate concerning whether or not changes in the eastern African climate,
both long-term and short-term, affected the evolution, dispersal, cultural development, and …
both long-term and short-term, affected the evolution, dispersal, cultural development, and …
Paleo-ENSO influence on African environments and early modern humans
In this study, we synthesize terrestrial and marine proxy records, spanning the past 620 ky,
to decipher pan-African climate variability and its drivers and potential linkages to hominin …
to decipher pan-African climate variability and its drivers and potential linkages to hominin …
A stronger role for long-term moisture change than for CO2 in determining tropical woody vegetation change
Anthropogenically elevated CO2 (eCO2) concentrations have been suggested to increase
woody cover within tropical ecosystems through fertilization. The effect of eCO2 is built into …
woody cover within tropical ecosystems through fertilization. The effect of eCO2 is built into …
Contrasting carbon cycle along tropical forest aridity gradients in West Africa and Amazonia
Tropical forests cover large areas of equatorial Africa and play a substantial role in the
global carbon cycle. However, there has been a lack of biometric measurements to …
global carbon cycle. However, there has been a lack of biometric measurements to …
Monitoring forest dynamics in Africa during 2000–2020 using a remotely sensed fractional tree cover dataset
X Wei, Y Liu, L Qi, J Chen, G Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Africa is covered with extensive woodlands, savannas and rainforests. The tree cover of
these biomes has been undergoing substantial changes in recent decades. However, the …
these biomes has been undergoing substantial changes in recent decades. However, the …
Shut down of the South American summer monsoon during the penultimate glacial
We analysed changes in mean annual air temperature (MAAT), vegetation and biomass
burning on a long and continuous lake-peat sediment record from the Colônia basin …
burning on a long and continuous lake-peat sediment record from the Colônia basin …
Terrestrial plant microfossils in palaeoenvironmental studies, pollen, microcharcoal and phytolith. Towards a comprehensive understanding of vegetation, fire and …
The Earth has experienced large changes in global and regional climates over the past one
million years. Understanding processes and feedbacks that control those past …
million years. Understanding processes and feedbacks that control those past …
Sporopollenin chemistry and its durability in the geological record: An integration of extant and fossil chemical data across the seed plants
Sporopollenin is a highly resistant biopolymer that forms the outer wall of pollen and spores
(sporomorphs). Recent research into sporopollenin chemistry has opened up a range of …
(sporomorphs). Recent research into sporopollenin chemistry has opened up a range of …