Vegetation response to the "african Humid Period" termination in Central Cameroon (7° N)- new pollen insight from Lake Mbalang

Climate of the Past

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 281-294

  Vincens, A ^a   Buchet, G ^a   Servant, M ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIDIFICATION; CLOUD COVER; COMMUNITY RESPONSE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY SEASON; HOLOCENE; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE; MONTANE FOREST; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALYNOLOGY; REGENERATION; REGIONAL CLIMATE; TROPICAL REGION; VEGETATION HISTORY;

ADAMAWA PLATEAU; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 77952031074     PISSN: 18149324     EISSN: 18149332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/cp-6-281-2010     Document Type: Article

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