@article{PAR00011183, title = {{T}emporal relationship between {H}olocene human occupation and vegetation change along the northwestern margin of the {C}entral {A}frican rainforest}, author = {{L}ezine, {A}nne-{M}arie and {H}oll, {A}. {F}. {C}. and {L}ebamba, {J}. and {V}incens, {A}. and {A}ssi-{K}haudjis, {C}. and {F}evrier, {L}. and {S}ultan, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}his paper discusses the relationship between patterns of human settlements and environmental change during the {H}olocene along the northwestern margins of the equatorial rain forest of central {A}frica. {P}alaeoenvironmental data from high-resolution sediment cores from lacustrine deposits, plant macro-remains from forest soils, and archaeological data are harnessed to discuss the differential impact of climate and/or humans on the central {A}frican rain forest. {I}t is shown that climate change impacted the rain forest well before the widespread expansion of human settlements all over the study area.}, keywords = {{P}alaeoenvironmental ; {P}ollen analyses ; {A}rchaeology ; {A}rchaeobotany ; {C}entral {A}frican rain forest ; {H}olocene ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {G}eoscience}, volume = {345}, numero = {7-8}, pages = {327--335}, ISSN = {1631-0713}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crte.2013.03.001}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00011183}, }