Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorMeadows, Michael Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDuncan, C Een_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T08:04:36Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T08:04:36Z
dc.date.issued2006en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractTo establish an understanding of the long-term community dynamics of the Knysan forests, and gain a better understanding of the impacts of colonial exploitation of the forests agains a background of environmental change, sediments were extracted from the lake shore of Groenvlei, an endorheic coastal vlei in the Wilderness Lake system on the southern Cape coast, some 10 km from the present-day forest core. These sediments were described, dated by radiocarbon means and subsampled for the analysis of fossil pollen and charcoal particles, environmental proxies used respectively to infer a vegetation and fire history for the region.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationDuncan, C. E. (2006). <i>Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4847en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationDuncan, C E. <i>"Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4847en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, C. 2006. Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Duncan, C E AB - To establish an understanding of the long-term community dynamics of the Knysan forests, and gain a better understanding of the impacts of colonial exploitation of the forests agains a background of environmental change, sediments were extracted from the lake shore of Groenvlei, an endorheic coastal vlei in the Wilderness Lake system on the southern Cape coast, some 10 km from the present-day forest core. These sediments were described, dated by radiocarbon means and subsampled for the analysis of fossil pollen and charcoal particles, environmental proxies used respectively to infer a vegetation and fire history for the region. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa TI - Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4847 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4847
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationDuncan CE. Holocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2006 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4847en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Environmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnvironmental and Geographical Scienceen_ZA
dc.titleHolocene environmental change and the vegetation community dynamics of the Kynsna forest : pollen and charcoal analysis of sediments from Groenvlei, Southern Cape, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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