Landscape evolution, neotectonics and quaternary environmental change in southern Cameroon /

Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 31 presents two compressed English versions of the PhD thesis by J. Eisenberg and M. Sangen, produced in the framework of the German Research Foundation, s funded "Rain Forest Savanna Contact" project that has been carried out between 2004 and 2009 in Southe...

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Other Authors: Runge, Jürgen, 1962-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press/Balkema, 2012
Edition:1st ed
Series:Palaeoecology of Africa ; v. 31
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Scientific background and capacity building in the framework of a German-Cameroonian research project on long- and short-term landscape dynamics / Jürgen Runge
  • Geological and tectonic history of western Central Africa since the Palaeozoic / Boniface Kankeu [and others]
  • Geomorphic evolution of the Nyong and Ntem river basins in southern Cameroon considering neo-tectonic influences / Joachim Eisenberg
  • Late quaternary palaeoenvironments in southern Cameroon as evidenced by alluvial sediments from the tropical rain forest and savanna domain / Mark Sangen
  • Challenges of climate change, landscape dynamics and environmental risks in Cameroon / Mesmin Tchindjang . [and others]