Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid So... - 9780367377335

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Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining RegionsPalaeoecology of Africa 33\nAuthor(s): Jrgen Runge\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: CRC Press\nISBN-13: 9780367377335, 978-0367377335\nSynopsis\nThis book is volume 33 of the yearbook series Palaeoecology of Africa presenting the outcome of a tribute conference to the internationally recognized South African researcher and palynologist Professor Louis Scott. He has recently retired, but is continuing his active research career. The conference proceedings and articles published here highlight and celebrate Prof. Scotts contribution to palaeoscience and to the natural sciences in general. The conference was organized in July 2014 by the National Museum, Bloemfontein and the University of the Free State, South Africa, and focused on both past and present environments, ecosystems and climates of the arid regions of southern Africa, an area that .