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Wetlands in southern Africa
Ellery, William N. Grenfell, Suzanne E. Grenfell, Michael C. Powell, Rebecca Kotze, Donovan C. Marren, Philip M. Knight, Jasper
Ellery, William N.
Grenfell, Suzanne E.
Grenfell, Michael C.
Powell, Rebecca
Kotze, Donovan C.
Marren, Philip M.
Knight, Jasper
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2016-06-23
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In southern Africa, wetlands of different types are an integral part of the
drainage network, yet evolve and are sensitive to different combinations of
geologic, climatic, geomorphic, edaphic and hydrologic controls.
Understanding of these controls can help in the interpretation of
environmental and climatic records from different wetland types, given
that wetland sensitivity to environmental and climatic changes may vary
throughout their ‘life cycle’. The chapter discusses inland wetland records
from dated sites in South Africa in order to consider their significance for
reconstructing late glacial and Holocene climates; and the relationship of
wetlands to preservation of the Pleistocene archaeological record. Wetlands
are sensitive to degradation under contemporary environmental and climatic
changes, which may impact on their hydrological and ecological function as
well as the integrity of associated archaeological sites.
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Ellery, W. N., Grenfell, S. E., Grenfell, M. C., Powell, R., Kotzee, D. C., Marren, P. M., Knight, J. (2016). Wetlands in southern Africa: a geomorphic threshold perspective. In J. Knight, & S. Grab (Eds.), Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa: Physical and Human Dimensions (pp. 188–202). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
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Cambridge University Press
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en
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9781107055797