Late Pleistocene wetting and drying in the NW Kalahari: an integrated study from the Tsodilo Hills, Botswana

Quaternary International - Tập 104 Số 1 - Trang 53-67 - 2003
David S.G. Thomas1, George A. Brook2, Paul Shaw3, Mark D. Bateman1, Kurt A. Haberyan4, Christopher C. Appleton5, David J. Nash6, Sue McLaren7, Frances Davies3
1Department of Geography, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
2Department of Geography, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 USA
3Centre for Environmental Change, University of Luton, Park Square, Luton LU1 3JU, UK
4Department of Biology, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO 64468, USA
5Department of Biology, University of Natal, Private Bag X10, Daldridga 4014, South Africa
6School of the Environment, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK#TAB#
7Department of Geography, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, UK

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