A 90,000-year record of Afromontane forest responses to climate change
@article{Lzine2019A9R, title={A 90,000-year record of Afromontane forest responses to climate change}, author={Anne-Marie L{\'e}zine and Kenji Izumi and M. Kageyama and G. Achoundong}, journal={Science}, year={2019}, volume={363}, pages={177 - 181} }
Ancient changes in the African tropics Long-term records of past vegetation change are key to understanding how climate change affects ecosystems, but data are scarce—especially in highly biodiverse regions in the tropics. Lezine et al. present a detailed 90,000-year pollen core from an upland crater-lake site in the west African tropical montane forest, which is important from conservation and biogeographic standpoints. The upper treeline moved in response to climate change during the… CONTINUE READING
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