Northern Hemisphere control of deglacial vegetation changes in the Rufiji uplands (Tanzania)

Bouimetarhan, I.; Dupont, L.; Kuhlmann, H.; Pätzold, J.; Prange, M.; Schefuß, E.; Zonneveld, K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-751-2015

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-751-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-11-751-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 5

Research article

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11 May 2015

Research article |

| 11 May 2015

Northern Hemisphere control of deglacial vegetation changes in the Rufiji uplands (Tanzania)

I. Bouimetarhan, L. Dupont, H. Kuhlmann, J. Pätzold, M. Prange, E. Schefuß, and K. Zonneveld

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RC C2028: 'Comments to Bouimetarhan et al', Sarah Ivory, 04 Dec 2014
RC C2158: 'Comments on the manuscript by Bouimetarhan et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 06 Jan 2015
EC C2166: 'Editor's comment', Martin Claussen, 07 Jan 2015
AC C2405: 'response letter to Editor, Reviewer Sarah Ivory and the anonymous reviewer#2', Ilham Bouimetarhan, 04 Mar 2015

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Ilham Bouimetarhan on behalf of the Authors (04 Mar 2015) Manuscript

ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Mar 2015) by Martin Claussen

RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (01 Apr 2015)

ED: Publish as is (08 Apr 2015) by Martin Claussen

AR by Ilham Bouimetarhan on behalf of the Authors (09 Apr 2015)

Short summary

This study has great paleoclimatic and paleoecological significance, as it deals with the poorly documented tropical SE African ecosystem during the last deglaciation. Changes in the Rufiji upland vegetation evidenced the response of the regional hydrologic system to high-latitude climatic fluctuations associated with ITCZ shifts, while changes in sensitive tropical salt marshes and mangrove communities in the Rufiji lowland evidenced the impact of sea level changes on the intertidal ecosystem.