The roles of climate and human land-use in the late Holocene rainforest crisis of Central Africa
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DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2018.10.016
Abstract: Abstract There is increasing evidence that abrupt vegetation shifts and large-scale erosive phases occurred in Central Africa during the third millennium before present. Debate exists as to whether these events were caused by climate change… read more here.
Keywords: central africa; congo basin; late holocene; vegetation ... See more keywords
Thickness of sediments in the Congo basin based on the analysis of decompensative gravity anomalies
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2021.104201
Abstract: Abstract The Congo basin is one of the largest intracratonic basins in the World, locating within a cold lithospheric plate. The structure of the thick sedimentary layer is investigated by seismic studies only in limited… read more here.
Keywords: decompensative gravity; congo basin; basin; gravity anomalies ... See more keywords
A Congo Basin ethnographic analogue of pre-Columbian Amazonian raised fields shows the ephemeral legacy of organic matter management
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-67467-8
Abstract: The functioning and productivity of pre-Columbian raised fields (RFs) and their role in the development of complex societies in Amazonian savannas remain debated. RF agriculture is conducted today in the Congo Basin, offering an instructive… read more here.
Keywords: congo basin; pre columbian; pre; management ... See more keywords
Phenotypic diversity and history of the Congo Basin populations: Equatorial Guinea, Bantu Speaking Central Africans and African Pygmies
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DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2021.1909136
Abstract: Abstract Background African Pygmy Populations (APP) are believed to be one of the first groups of the Congo Basin rainforest peoples to separate from the rest of modern humanity. The arrival of Bantu speaking agriculturalists… read more here.
Keywords: phenotypic diversity; equatorial guinea; congo basin; bantu speaking ... See more keywords
Effects of logging on roadless space in intact forest landscapes of the Congo Basin
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DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12815
Abstract: Forest degradation in the tropics is often associated with roads built for selective logging. The protection of intact forest landscapes (IFL) that are not accessible by roads is high on the biodiversity conservation agenda and… read more here.
Keywords: space; forest landscapes; congo basin; roadless space ... See more keywords
Hidden species diversity in Marcusenius moorii (Teleostei: Mormyridae) from the Congo Basin.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14226
Abstract: New collections from the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (YBR) and Okapi Wildlife Reserve (OWR) revealed the presence of two groups of specimens similar to, but different from Marcusenius moorii. To study both these groups, an integrated… read more here.
Keywords: moorii; congo basin; marcusenius moorii;
Revision of Nannocharax luapulae Boulenger 1915 (Characiformes: Distichodontidae) from the Upper Congo basin: evidence for a species pair.
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DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15400
Abstract: For many decades, Nannocharax luapulae has been considered to be widespread in the southern part of the Upper Congo basin. However, meristic, morphometric and COI barcoding evidence revealed that its geographical distribution is restricted to… read more here.
Keywords: upper congo; basin; congo basin; nannocharax luapulae ... See more keywords
Population genomics of introduced Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Repeated introductions since colonial times with multiple sources
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DOI: 10.1111/mec.16479
Abstract: During colonial times, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) was introduced into non‐native parts of the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC) for the first time. Currently, it is the most farmed cichlid… read more here.
Keywords: congo; nile tilapia; congo basin; colonial times ... See more keywords
New Rainfall Datasets for the Congo Basin and Surrounding Regions
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DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-18-0015.1
Abstract: AbstractThis paper describes three new rainfall datasets that have been developed for equatorial Africa. The development relies on acquisition of recent gauge data from the relevant countries and s... read more here.
Keywords: rainfall datasets; congo basin; new rainfall; datasets congo ... See more keywords
Coronavirus surveillance in wildlife from two Congo basin countries detects RNA of multiple species circulating in bats and rodents
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236971
Abstract: Coronaviruses play an important role as pathogens of humans and animals, and the emergence of epidemics like SARS, MERS and COVID-19 is closely linked to zoonotic transmission events primarily from wild animals. Bats have been… read more here.
Keywords: coronavirus rna; congo basin; bats rodents;
Multiple Stable Dominance States in the Congo Basin Forests
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DOI: 10.3390/f11050553
Abstract: Understanding the dynamics of dominant tree species in tropical forests is important both for biodiversity and carbon-related issues. We focus on the Congo Basin (East of Kisangani) to investigate the respective roles of topographic/soil gradients… read more here.
Keywords: topography; dominance states; congo basin; stable dominance ... See more keywords