Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens

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dc.contributor.advisorMeadows, Michael Een_ZA
dc.contributor.authorQuick, Lynneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T08:01:33Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T08:01:33Z
dc.date.issued2009en_ZA
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dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 123-146).
dc.description.abstractRock 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationQuick, L. (2009). <i>Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4799en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationQuick, Lynne. <i>"Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4799en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationQuick, L. 2009. Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Quick, Lynne AB - 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. DA - 2009 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens TI - Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4799 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4799
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationQuick L. Late quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middens. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4799en_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.titleLate quaternary vegetation history and palaeoenvironments of the Cederberg Mountains, South Africa : evidence from hyrax (Procavia capensis) middensen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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