Pastoralism may have delayed the end of the green Sahara

Climate deterioration towards desertification in North Africa following the African Humid Period has previously been associated with the emergence of pastoralism. Here, using a climate-vegetation model, the authors show that pastoralism in fact likely slowed the deterioration of orbitally-driven cli...

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Main Authors: Chris Brierley, Katie Manning, Mark Maslin
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/290b2a524a5843d4935347681b66a0f4
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