Simulated effects of a seasonal precipitation change on the vegetation in tropical Africa

Climate of the Past

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-178

  Gritti, E S ^a,b,c   Cassignat, C ^b   Flores, O ^a   Bonnefille, R ^b   Chalie F ^b   Guiot, J ^b   Jolly, D ^c  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

^b CEREGE   (France)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; DECIDUOUS TREE; HOLOCENE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALYNOLOGY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RECONSTRUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; VEGETATION TYPE;

AFRICA;

EID: 77950343952     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-6-169-2010     Document Type: Article

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