@article{fdi:010072395,
  title = {{L}ate {H}olocene forest contraction and fragmentation in central {A}frica},
  author = {{M}aley, {J}ean and {D}oumenge, {C}. and {G}iresse, {P}. and {M}ah{\'e}, {G}il and {P}hilippon, {N}. and {H}ubau, {W}. and {L}okonda, {M}. {O}. and {T}shibamba, {J}. {M}. and {C}hepstow-{L}usty, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}uring the warmer {H}olocene {P}eriod, two major climatic crises affected the {C}entral {A}frican rainforests. {T}he first crisis, around 4000 cal yr {BP}, caused the contraction of the forest in favor of savanna expansion at its northern and southern periphery. {T}he second crisis, around 2500 cal yr {BP}, resulted in major perturbation at the forest core, leading to forest disturbance and fragmentation with a rapid expansion of pioneer-type vegetation, and a marked erosional phase. {T}he major driver of these two climatic crises appears to be rapid sea-surface temperature variations in the equatorial eastern {A}tlantic, which modified the regional atmospheric circulation. {T}he change between ca. 2500 to 2000 cal yr {BP} led to a large increase in thunderstorm activity, which explains the phase of forest fragmentation. {U}ltimately, climatic data obtained recently show that the present-day major rise in thunderstorms and lightning activity in {C}entral {A}frica could result from some kind of solar influence, and hence the phase of forest fragmentation between ca. 2500 to 2000 cal yr {BP} may provide a model for the present-day global warming-related environmental changes in this region.},
  keywords = {{P}aleoclimatic crises ; {R}ainforest ; {F}ragmentation ; {R}efugia ; {L}ate {H}olocene ; {G}lobal warming ; {C}entral {A}frica ; {AFRIQUE} {CENTRALE} ; {GHANA} ; {GABON} ; {CONGO} ; {CAMEROUN} ; {BENIN} ; {TOGO} ; {ATLANTIQUE} ; {ZONE} {EQUATORIALE} ; {PACIFIQUE} ; {REPUBLIQUE} {DEMOCRATIQUE} {DU} {CONGO} ; {CONGO} {BASSIN} ; {GUINEE} {GOLFE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{Q}uaternary {R}esearch},
  volume = {89},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {43--59},
  ISSN = {0033-5894},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1017/qua.2017.97},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072395},
}