Interactions between human activity, volcanic eruptions and vegetation during the Holocene at Garua and Numundo, West New Britain, PNG

Auteurs :
BOYD, W.E.
LENTFER, C.J.
PARR, J.

Description :
This paper reviews fossil phytolith analysis from wet tropical West New Britain (Papua New Guinea). The Holocene vegetation has been influenced by spatially and temporally diverse patterns of both prehistoric human settlement and catastrophic volcanic events. The AA. have hypothesized different landscape responses and recovery pathways to event during the last 6 millenia. Vegetation responded differently from one event to another, reflecting both forest recovery from seed bank and shooting, and the influence of prehistoric people on recovering vegetation.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Quaternary research, issn : 0033-5894, 2005, vol. 64, n°. 3, p. 384-398, nombre de pages : 15, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 60 ref.

Date :
2005

Editeur :
Pays édition : Etats-Unis, San Diego, CA, Elsevier