Iron Age landscape changes in the Benoué River Valley, Cameroon

Iron Age landscape changes in the Benoué River Valley, Cameroon

The introduction of agriculture is known to have profoundly affected the ecological complexion of landscapes. In this study, a rapid transition from C3 to C4 vegetation is inferred from a shift to higher stable carbon (13C/12C) isotope ratios of soils and sediments in the Benoué River Valley and up...

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Main Authors: Ambrose, S.H (Author), Choi, J. (Author), Choi, J.-H (Author), Lang, C. (Author), MacEachern, S. (Author), Wang, H. (Author), Wright, D.K (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2019
Subjects:
agricultural soil
Agriculture
anthropogenic effect
Anthropogenic soils
Benue Valley
Cameroon
Geomorphology
Holocene
Holocenes
Iron
Iron Age
Isotopes
isotopic ratio
Landforms
landscape change
Niche construction
nitrogen isotope
Nitrogen isotopes
Plants (botany)
savanna
Savanna
Sediments
soil carbon
Soil carbon
Soils
West Africa
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