ENVIRONMENTAL-CONTROL OF POLLEN GRAIN DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN THE GULF OF GUINEA AND OFFSHORE NW-AFRICA

被引:72
作者
DUPONT, LM [1 ]
AGWU, COC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NIGERIA,DEPT BOT,PALYNOL RES LAB,NSUKKA,NIGERIA
来源
GEOLOGISCHE RUNDSCHAU | 1991年 / 80卷 / 03期
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10.1007/BF01803687
中图分类号
P [天文学、地球科学];
学科分类号
07 ;
摘要
The areas of marine pollen deposition are related to the pollen source areas by aeolian and fluvial transport regimes, whereas wind transport is much more important than river transport. Pollen distribution patterns of Pinus, Artemisia, Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, and Asteraceae Tubuliflorae trace atmospheric transport by the northeast trades. Pollen transport by the African Easterly Jet is reflected in the pollen distribution patterns of Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae Tubuliflorae, and Mitracarpus. Grass pollen distribution registers the latitudinal extension of Sahel, savannas and dry open forests. Marine pollen distribution patterns of Combretaceae-Melastomataceae, Alchornea, and Elaeis reflect the extension of wooded grasslands and transitional forests. Pollen from the Guinean-Congolian/Zambezian forest and from the Sudanian/Guinean vegetation zones mark the northernmost extension of the tropical rain forest. Rhizophora pollen in marine sediments traces the distribution of mangrove swamps. Only near the continent, pollen of Rhizophora, Mitracarpus, Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae, and pollen from the Sudanian and Guinean vegetation zones are transported by the Upwelling Under Current and the Equatorial Under Current, where those currents act as bottom currents. The distribution of pollen in marine sediments, reflecting the position of major climatic zones (desert, dry tropics, humid tropics), can be used in tracing climatic changes in the past.
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