Browsing by Author "Quick, Lynne"

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    Late Quaternary palaeoenvironments of the southern Cape, South Africa palynological evidence from three coastal wetlands
    (2013) Quick, Lynne; Meadows, Michael E; Chase, Brian
    Despite significant advances in palaeoenvironmental research in southern Africa, the late Quaternary palaeoenvironmental history of the region remains incomplete as palaeoclimatic proxy records are temporally and spatially discontinuous. The southern Cape is a key focus area within this region as it encompasses the Fynbos Biome, a global biodiversity hotspot, as well as rare Afrotemperate forest patches and is therefore of great botanical importance. As this area includes the transition from southern Africa’s winter rainfall zone to the year-round rainfall zone, it is also important from a climatic perspective.
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    Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens
    (2009) Quick, Lynne; Meadows, Michael E
    Rock hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens have been identified as excellent sources ofpalaeoenvironmental information in arid and semi-arid areas, and have been successfully used in various parts of southern Africa. Hyrax middens from the De Rif site in theCederberg Mountains of the south-western Cape have been collected and sampled. Through the application of pollen analysis to the midden material, local plant communities were inferred and a palaeoenvironmental reconstruction of prevailing conditions over the period of accumulation was produced. An assessment of the overall pollen assemblages indicates that typical mountain fynbos were present at De Rif throughout the last 28 ka and that generally there were no major changes in vegetation communities throughout this period.