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Cultivation and human impact at 6000 cal yr B.P. in tropical lowland forest at Niah, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
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Quaternary Research . Nov2005, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p460-468. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Abstract: 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. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *TILLAGE
*POLLEN
*EROSION
*SEDIMENTARY basins
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00335894
- Volume :
- 64
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Quaternary Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18985021
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yqres.2005.08.010