Past and present environments of the Nyika Plateau, Malawi

Auteur :
MEADOWS, M. E.

Description :
This article presents a review of the contemporary and recent environments of the Nyika Plateau, an area of high altitude in northern Malawi. Present day vegetation, a mosaic of grassland with patches of montane forest superficially appears to have been derived from human activities. This contention is discussed in the light of three main types of evidence: pedological, geomorphological, and palaeoecological| and an environmental history spanning the Holocene is interpreted. (AJC).


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Palaeoecology of Africa London, 1984, vol. 16, p. 353-390, Références bibliographiques : 82 réf.

Date :
1984