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The African Neogene - Climate, Environments and People Palaeoecology of Africa 34

By Jürgen Runge Copyright 2018
236 Pages
by CRC Press

236 Pages
by CRC Press

236 Pages
by CRC Press

During the Neogene – covering the last 23 Million years – the evolution of the environmental setting in Africa was subject to considerable changes. Natural shifts, slow and rapid, evidenced by modifications in palaeogeography, geodynamics, climate, and vegetation have caused repeated and strong changes of ecosystems in the lower latitudes. Using a variety of proxy data – researched and applied by... Read more

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Biography

Jürgen 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. Since 2005 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 education, regional planning, remote sensing, land use, infrastructure projects and management of natural resources.