Cultivation and human Impact at 6000 cal yr B.P. in Tropical Lowland Forest at Niah, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
| Autor: | Chris Hunt, Garry Rushworth |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Palynology
010506 paleontology geography geography.geographical_feature_category 060102 archaeology Ecology Drainage basin 06 humanities and the arts 01 natural sciences Swamp Deposition (geology) Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Cave Erosion General Earth and Planetary Sciences 0601 history and archaeology Sedimentary rock Holocene Geology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Earth-Surface Processes |
| Zdroj: | Quaternary Research. 64:460-468 |
| ISSN: | 1096-0287 0033-5894 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.yqres.2005.08.010 |
| Popis: | This paper describes palynological evidence for what appears to be comparatively large-scale human impact in the catchment of the Sungai Niah in the wet tropical lowland swamp forests of Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo close to the Great Cave of Niah. Pollen associated with cleared landscapes and rice cultivation is evident in the sedimentary record from before 6000 cal yr B.P. Human activity seems to have been associated with changes in sedimentary regime, with peat-dominated environments being replaced diachronously by clay-dominated deposition. This may reflect anthropogenic soil erosion in the catchment of the Sungai Niah. |
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