The Mai Maikden sedimentary sequence : a reference point for the environmental evolution of the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia

Special issue. Geomorphic response of mediterranean and arid areas to climate change

Auteurs :
BERAKHI, O.
BRANCACCIO, L.
CALDERONI, G.
COLTORTI, M.
DRAMIS, F.
UMER, M.M.
BERKOWICZ, S.

Description :
This paper presents a geomorphologic-stratigraphic analysis of a travertine dammed lacustrine-swampy sedimentary sequence, composed of clay, peaty layers and phytoclastic travertine sands, deeply incised by the Mai Maikden river, on the Highlands of Tigray. This analysis gives evidence of important environmental changes in the surrounding area, from the early Holocene to the present.


Type de document :
Congrès

Source :
IGU-GERTEC Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 1995-05-13, Geomorphology (Amsterdam), issn : 0169-555X, 1998, vol. 23, n°. 2-4, p. 127-138, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 42 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Pays-Bas, Amsterdam, Elsevier