Temporal relationship between Holocene human occupation and vegetation change along the northwestern margin of the Central African rainforest

Temporal relationship between Holocene human occupation and vegetation change along the northwestern margin of the Central African rainforest Lezine Anne-Marie auteur aut IRD Holl A. F. C. auteur aut IRD Lebamba J. auteur aut IRD Vincens A. auteur aut IRD Assi-Khaudjis C. auteur aut IRD Fevrier L. auteur aut IRD Sultan E. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng This paper discusses the relationship between patterns of human settlements and environmental change during the Holocene along the northwestern margins of the equatorial rain forest of central Africa. Palaeoenvironmental 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 African rain forest. It is shown that climate change impacted the rain forest well before the widespread expansion of human settlements all over the study area. specialized Palaeoenvironmental Pollen analyses Archaeology Archaeobotany Central African rain forest Holocene AFRIQUE CENTRALE 082 076 Comptes Rendus Geoscience 345 7-8 327-335 2013 1631-0713 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00011183 10.1016/j.crte.2013.03.001 1631-0713 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00011183 IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-12-23 2017-08-23 PAR00011183 fre