Palynology and palaeo-environment of Pleistocene hyaena coprolites from an open-air site at Oyster Bay, Eastern Cape coast, South Africa
- Carrion, J S, Brink, J S, Scott, Lucy E P, Binneman, J N F
- Authors: Carrion, J S , Brink, J S , Scott, Lucy E P , Binneman, J N F
- Date: 2000
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7000 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008357
- Description: Hyaena coprolites in a soil horizon at Oyster Bay, Eastern Cape coast, South Africa, were found associated with abundant, early Last Glacial vertebrate faunal remains that were apparently accumulated by brown hyaenas and prehistoric humans. Artefacts of the Howieson's Poort sub-stage of the Middle Stone Age occur in the same soil. Although direct association between the different finds cannot be demonstrated, there is evidence to suggest that they are broadly contemporaneous. Pollen assemblages in the coprolites were dominated by Myrica and, to a lesser extent, Stoebe-Elytropappus type and Poaceae. Comparison with the modern pollen spectrum suggests that the past environment differed markedly from the current. The presence of Stoebe-Elytropappus, in particular, is considered to indicate a displacement of vegetation zones to lower altitudes. Both fossil pollen and fauna suggest a landscape with a complex mosaic of vegetation indicative of overall cooler, more inland conditions than today.
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- Date Issued: 2000
- Authors: Carrion, J S , Brink, J S , Scott, Lucy E P , Binneman, J N F
- Date: 2000
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7000 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008357
- Description: Hyaena coprolites in a soil horizon at Oyster Bay, Eastern Cape coast, South Africa, were found associated with abundant, early Last Glacial vertebrate faunal remains that were apparently accumulated by brown hyaenas and prehistoric humans. Artefacts of the Howieson's Poort sub-stage of the Middle Stone Age occur in the same soil. Although direct association between the different finds cannot be demonstrated, there is evidence to suggest that they are broadly contemporaneous. Pollen assemblages in the coprolites were dominated by Myrica and, to a lesser extent, Stoebe-Elytropappus type and Poaceae. Comparison with the modern pollen spectrum suggests that the past environment differed markedly from the current. The presence of Stoebe-Elytropappus, in particular, is considered to indicate a displacement of vegetation zones to lower altitudes. Both fossil pollen and fauna suggest a landscape with a complex mosaic of vegetation indicative of overall cooler, more inland conditions than today.
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- Date Issued: 2000
A Geographic Information System for the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
- Authors: Scott, Lucy E P
- Date: 2006
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7129 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010639
- Description: The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) Geographic Information System (GIS) has been developed to integrate, analyse and map all spatial data generated within the ACEP programme. A GIS is a multidisciplinary tool, and within ACEP the GIS has been used to integrate information from marine biology studies, oceanographic surveys, geophysical exploration as well as the observations made and footage taken from a research submersible. The core data in the GIS are based on deep marine ecosystems and the programme’s flagship species, Latimeria chalumnae (the coelacanth). Over and above the utility of the GIS as a tool for science through its considerable information storage, analysis and display capabilities, the ACEP GIS has been used for interactive environmental education purposes and to generate public awareness of the programme at various meetings, training events and conferences.
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- Date Issued: 2006
- Authors: Scott, Lucy E P
- Date: 2006
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7129 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1010639
- Description: The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) Geographic Information System (GIS) has been developed to integrate, analyse and map all spatial data generated within the ACEP programme. A GIS is a multidisciplinary tool, and within ACEP the GIS has been used to integrate information from marine biology studies, oceanographic surveys, geophysical exploration as well as the observations made and footage taken from a research submersible. The core data in the GIS are based on deep marine ecosystems and the programme’s flagship species, Latimeria chalumnae (the coelacanth). Over and above the utility of the GIS as a tool for science through its considerable information storage, analysis and display capabilities, the ACEP GIS has been used for interactive environmental education purposes and to generate public awareness of the programme at various meetings, training events and conferences.
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- Date Issued: 2006
A Geographic Information System for the African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme
- Authors: Scott, Lucy E P
- Date: 2006
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7159 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011886
- Description: The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) Geographic Information System (GIS) has been developed to integrate, analyse and map all spatial data generated within the ACEP programme. A GIS is a multidisciplinary tool, and within ACEP the GIS has been used to integrate information from marine biology studies, oceanographic surveys, geophysical exploration as well as the observations made and footage taken from a research submersible. The core data in the GIS are based on deep marine ecosystems and the programme’s flagship species, Latimeria chalumnae (the coelacanth). Over and above the utility of the GIS as a tool for science through its considerable information storage, analysis and display capabilities, the ACEP GIS has been used for interactive environmental education purposes and to generate public awareness of the programme at various meetings, training events and conferences.
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- Date Issued: 2006
- Authors: Scott, Lucy E P
- Date: 2006
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:7159 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011886
- Description: The African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme (ACEP) Geographic Information System (GIS) has been developed to integrate, analyse and map all spatial data generated within the ACEP programme. A GIS is a multidisciplinary tool, and within ACEP the GIS has been used to integrate information from marine biology studies, oceanographic surveys, geophysical exploration as well as the observations made and footage taken from a research submersible. The core data in the GIS are based on deep marine ecosystems and the programme’s flagship species, Latimeria chalumnae (the coelacanth). Over and above the utility of the GIS as a tool for science through its considerable information storage, analysis and display capabilities, the ACEP GIS has been used for interactive environmental education purposes and to generate public awareness of the programme at various meetings, training events and conferences.
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- Date Issued: 2006
Establishing a basis for ecosystem management in the western Indian Ocean
- Vousden, David, Scott, Lucy E P, Sauer, Warwick H H, Bornman, T G, Ngoile, M, Stapley, J, Lutjeharms, Johan R E
- Authors: Vousden, David , Scott, Lucy E P , Sauer, Warwick H H , Bornman, T G , Ngoile, M , Stapley, J , Lutjeharms, Johan R E
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6774 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008081
- Description: An ambitious multinational programme, with generous funding for an initial five years, aims to provide understanding of marine resources for the benefit of impoverished island and coastal populations in a much-neglected ocean region.
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- Date Issued: 2008
- Authors: Vousden, David , Scott, Lucy E P , Sauer, Warwick H H , Bornman, T G , Ngoile, M , Stapley, J , Lutjeharms, Johan R E
- Date: 2008
- Language: English
- Type: Article
- Identifier: vital:6774 , http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1008081
- Description: An ambitious multinational programme, with generous funding for an initial five years, aims to provide understanding of marine resources for the benefit of impoverished island and coastal populations in a much-neglected ocean region.
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- Date Issued: 2008
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