1st Edition

Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions Palaeoecology of Africa 33

Edited By Jürgen Runge Copyright 2016
240 Pages
by CRC Press

242 Pages
by CRC Press

240 Pages
by CRC Press

This book is volume 33 of the yearbook series ‘Palaeoecology of Africa’ presenting the outcome of a ‘tribute conference’ to the internationally recognized South African researcher and palynologist Professor Louis Scott. He has recently retired, but is continuing his active research career. The conference proceedings and articles published here highlight and celebrate Prof. Scott’s... Read more

Louis Scott Tribute
Runge, J. & Seaman, M.T.
Geomorphology and Quaternary environmental change; the case of central South Africa
Holmes, P.
Dry Lakes or Pans of the western Free State, South Africa: Environmental History and possible Human Impact at Deelpan
Butzer, K.W. & Oswald, J.F
Homo habilis and Australopithecus africanus, in the context of a chronospecies and climatic chang
Thackeray, J.F.
The Fauresmith and Archaeological Systematics
Chazan, S.
A reconstruction of the skull of Megalotragus priscus (Broom, 1909), based on a find from the Erfkroon fossil site, Free State Province, South Africa, with notes on the chronology and biogeography of the species
Brink, J.S.
Ostrich eggshell as a source of palaeoenvironmental information for the arid interior of South Africa
Ecker, M., Botha-Brink, J., Lee-Thorp, J.A. & Horwitz, L.K.
Baden-Baden: A fossil spring site in the western Free State, South Africa
van Aardt, A.C., Bousman, C.B., Brink, J.S., Brook, G.A., Jacobs, Z., du Preez, P.J. & Scott, L.
Charcoal from pre-Holocene Stratum 5, Wonderwerk Cave, South Africa
Bamford, M.
Rediscovering the intriguing patrimonies depicted in rock shelters of Iringa, Tanzania
Peter, M.I.
The effects of global warming on the rock art in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa
Nhundu, A.
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation through Agro forestry systems in Wolaita Zone, Southern Highland of Ethiopia
Hailesilassie, W.T.

Biography

Jurgen Runge is Professor of Physical Geography and Geoecology at the Goethe-University Frankfurt, Germany. As an environmentalist and consultant he has worked on the evolution of tropical landscapes and former and recent climate changes in lower latitudes for many years. He is the editor of the series "Palaeoecology of Africa" and a member in several scientific editorial boards. The outcome and results of his research has been used for many applied purposes such as regional planning, remote sensing, land use, infrastructure projects and management of natural resources.