Changing gradients of climate change in Southern Africa during the past millennium: Implications for population movements

Climatic Change

Volumn 52, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 129-135

  Tyson, P D ^a   Lee Thorp, J ^b   Holmgren, K ^c   Thackeray, J F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Transvaal Museum   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAKES; METEOROLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; WATER LEVELS;

AGRICULTURALISTS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; PALEOCLIMATE; POPULATION MIGRATION; PROXY CLIMATE RECORD;

AFRICA;

EID: 0036167346     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013099104598     Document Type: Article

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