South African peatlands: a review of Late Pleistocene-Holocene developments using radiocarbon dating

South Africa has a limited number of peatlands and most of them are relatively small compared to those in cooler temperate regions in the northern hemisphere. We gathered 40 basal peat samples representative of South Africa’s peatlands to explore their development during the Late Pleistocene and Hol...

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Main Authors: S. Elshehawi, P. Grundling, M. Gabriel, A.P. Grootjans, J. Van der Plicht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Mire Conservation Group and International Peat Society 2019-05-01
Series:Mires and Peat
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Online Access:http://mires-and-peat.net/media/map24/map_24_11.pdf