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@ARTICLE{Cordova:873514,
      author       = {Cordova, Carlos E. and Kirsten, Kelly L. and Scott, Louis
                      and Meadows, Michael and Lücke, Andreas},
      title        = {{M}ulti-proxy evidence of late-{H}olocene
                      paleoenvironmental change at {P}rincessvlei, {S}outh
                      {A}frica: {T}he effects of fire, herbivores, and humans},
      journal      = {Quaternary science reviews},
      volume       = {221},
      issn         = {0277-3791},
      address      = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
      publisher    = {Elsevier},
      reportid     = {FZJ-2020-00783},
      pages        = {105896 -},
      year         = {2019},
      abstract     = {A multi-proxy approach conducted on a sediment core from a
                      small lake in the Cape Flats (Princessvlei, South Africa),
                      supported by five AMS dates, reveals the paleoenvironments
                      over the last 3900 years. Despite some gaps in the records,
                      phytoliths, diatoms, δ18Odiatom, pollen, coprophilous
                      fungus spores, microscopic charred particles
                      (micro-charcoal), and burnt-grass phytoliths, indicate
                      vegetation disturbances caused by climatic changes,
                      anthropogenic influences, fire, and herbivore activity.
                      Pollen spectra indicates a moist period
                      (3600-2600 cal yr BP), which co-occurs with an increase
                      in fires, possibly due to greater biomass fuel loads coupled
                      with the moderate presence of large herbivores.
                      Subsequently, a dry period (2600-1900 cal yr BP) saw a
                      rapid increase of large herbivores probably congregating
                      around the lake, a contention supported also by the
                      occurrence of nutrient-rich waters. This dry period saw
                      reduced fires and a decline of C3 grasses in favor of C4
                      grasses. The arrival of herders in the Cape after
                      2000 cal yr BP is not immediately apparent in the
                      multiple records, except for minor vegetation changes and
                      regional fires c. 1200–1400 cal yr BP. However, a more
                      consistent presence of livestock in the immediate area of
                      Princessvlei occurs only after c. 600 cal yr BP, when
                      peak frequencies of coprophilous spores coincide with
                      changes in vegetation composition and occurrence of more
                      eutrophic waters in the lake. The introduction of exotic
                      flora, fire suppression, and a reduction of herding
                      activities, characterizes the period of European settlement
                      (c. 300 BP to present).},
      cin          = {IBG-3},
      ddc          = {550},
      cid          = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBG-3-20101118},
      pnm          = {255 - Terrestrial Systems: From Observation to Prediction
                      (POF3-255)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-255},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      UT           = {WOS:000489354400019},
      doi          = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105896},
      url          = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/873514},
}