@article{fdi:010066100, title = {{H}igh-resolution pollen record from {E}fate {I}sland, central {V}anuatu : highlighting climatic and human influences on {L}ate {H}olocene vegetation dynamics}, author = {{C}ombettes, {C}. and {S}{\'e}mah, {A}nne-{M}arie and {W}irrmann, {D}enis}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{C}limate changes, sea-level variations, volcanism and human activity have influenced the environment of the southwest {P}acific {I}slands during the {H}olocene. {T}he high-resolution palynological analysis presented here concerns two specific levels (main lithological changes) of a well-dated {H}olocene core, {T}fer06, collected from {E}maotfer {S}wamp, {E}fate {I}sland ({V}anuatu). {O}ur aim is to understand the role of climatic variability and human activities in shaping vegetation during these changes. {B}etween 3790-3600 cal yr {BP}, the development of vegetation marked by disturbance is a marker of an increase in sustained {E}l {N}ino events, also observed in many {A}sian-{W}est {P}acific areas. {B}etween 1500-900 cal yr {BP}, the increase in introduced taxa and in microcharcoal particles is interpreted as human impact. {I}n a forthcoming paper, the ongoing high-resolution palynological analysis of the whole core will be compared and integrated into regional palaeoecological data.}, keywords = {{P}ollen ; {V}egetation ; {C}limate ; {H}uman settlement ; {V}anuatu ; {H}olocene ; peuplement humain ; climat ; {VANUATU} ; {PACIFIQUE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{C}omptes {R}endus {P}alevol}, volume = {14}, numero = {4}, pages = {251--261}, ISSN = {1631-0683}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1016/j.crpv.2015.02.003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066100}, }