Late Holocene Environmental Reconstructions from Lake Solai, Kenya

Michelle Goman; Gail M. Ashley; R Bernhart OWEN; Victoria C. Hover; Dev K. Maharjan

doi:10.1080/00330124.2016.1266948

Late Holocene Environmental Reconstructions from Lake Solai, Kenya

Michelle Goman, Gail M. Ashley, R Bernhart OWEN, Victoria C. Hover, Dev K. Maharjan

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Abstract

Playa lake systems tend to be overlooked archives of paleoenvironmental change due to the likelihood of a short and intermittent record of deposition. Groundwater-fed wetlands associated with these climate-sensitive playas, however, preserve changes in hydrologic budget and are thus valuable archives for semiarid regions. This study examines the paleoecological record of a groundwater-fed wetland from Lake Solai, Kenya. Biological proxies are used to reconstruct paleoenvironmental change and climate impacts over the past millennium. Dry conditions persisted between CE 1115 and 1490, followed by wetter conditions during the Little Ice Age. Near surface sediments indicate increasing anthropogenic impact through pastoralism.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	438-454
Number of pages	17
Journal	Professional Geographer
Volume	69
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2016.1266948
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2017

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Earth-Surface Processes

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biological proxies
East African Rift
groundwater-fed wetlands
land degradation
paleoenvironmental change

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