Isotopic evidence for the past climates and vegetation of southern Africa
The stable isotopes of hydrogen, oxygen and carbon can potentially provide evidence of past climates. The most detailed information has been obtained from variations in the oxygen-18 content of foraminifera from ocean floor cores, the analysis of which has produced a record of ocean temperature chan...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
South African National Biodiversity Institut
1983-11-01
|
| Series: | Bothalia: African Biodiversity & Conservation |
| Online Access: | https://abcjournal.org/index.php/abc/article/view/1183 |