Evidence for progressive Holocene aridification in southern Africa recorded in Namibian hyrax middens: Implications for African Monsoon dynamics and the ‘‘African Humid Period’’

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Evidence for progressive Holocene aridification in southern Africa recorded in Namibian hyrax middens: Implications for African Monsoon dynamics and the ‘‘African Humid Period’’ is …
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P356DOI10.1016/J.YQRES.2010.04.006

P50authorMichael MeadowsQ57777886
Paula ReimerQ33083290
Brian M ChaseQ56807628
P2093author name stringAndrew S. Carr
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P921main subjectmonpooQ42967
radiocarbon datingQ173412
aridificationQ4790326
African humid periodQ60259056
P304page(s)36-45
P577publication date2010-07-01
P1433published inQuaternary ResearchQ7269557
P1476titleEvidence for progressive Holocene aridification in southern Africa recorded in Namibian hyrax middens: Implications for African Monsoon dynamics and the ‘‘African Humid Period’’
P478volume74

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