Homo sapiens origins and evolution in the Kalahari Basin, southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1002/evan.21914
Abstract: The Kalahari Basin, southern Africa preserves a rich archeological record of human origins and evolution spanning the Early, Middle and Late Pleistocene. Since the 1930s, several stratified and dated archeological sites have been identified and… read more here.
Keywords: kalahari basin; basin southern; origins evolution; homo sapiens ... See more keywords
The role of regional circulation features in regulating El Niño climate impacts over southern Africa: A comparison of the 2015/2016 drought with previous events
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.5668
Abstract: Extremely dry conditions were experienced across most of southern Africa during the austral summer (October-March) of 2015/16, associated with one of the strongest observed El Nino events in the Pacific. Dry conditions peaked in the… read more here.
Keywords: regional circulation; drought; circulation features; summer ... See more keywords
Austral summer Southern Africa precipitation extremes forced by the El Niño-Southern oscillation and the subtropical Indian Ocean dipole
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-017-3801-z
Abstract: Southern Africa, defined here as the African continent south of 15°S latitude, is prone to seasonal precipitation extremes during December–March that have profound effects on large populations of people. The intensity of summertime precipitation extremes… read more here.
Keywords: precipitation extremes; precipitation; southern oscillation; africa precipitation ... See more keywords
The Angola Low: relationship with southern African rainfall and ENSO
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DOI: 10.1007/s00382-018-4222-3
Abstract: The main states of the Angola Low (AL) are identified using clustering analysis applied to daily anomalous patterns of 700-hPa wind vorticity over Angola and adjacent countries from November to March for the 1980/81–2014/15 period.… read more here.
Keywords: angola low; southern african; african rainfall; rainfall ... See more keywords
Prospective avenues for human population genomics and disease mapping in southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s00438-020-01684-8
Abstract: Population substructure within human populations is globally evident and a well-known confounding factor in many genetic studies. In contrast, admixture mapping exploits population stratification to detect genotype–phenotype correlations in admixed populations. Southern Africa has untapped… read more here.
Keywords: prospective avenues; avenues human; genetic studies; disease mapping ... See more keywords
ENSO shifts and their link to Southern Africa surface air temperature in summer
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DOI: 10.1007/s00704-017-2112-y
Abstract: ENSO has been known to influence the trends of summer warming over Southern Africa. In this work, we used observational and reanalysis data to analyze the relationship between ENSO and maximum surface air temperature (SATmax)… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; air temperature; surface; surface air ... See more keywords
Scale and consequences: does the distribution of formal powers and functions affect water management outcomes in federal contexts in Southern Africa?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10113-018-1377-8
Abstract: The management of water resources requires the effective performance of a diverse variety of multi-scalar functions if it is to achieve its public objectives. It is influenced by the overarching governance arrangements within which these… read more here.
Keywords: water; affect water; water management; management ... See more keywords
Fiber Spinning During the Mapungubwe Period of Southern Africa: Regional Specialism in the Hinterland
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DOI: 10.1007/s10437-018-09323-9
Abstract: The Middle Iron Age (MIA) of southern Africa is a period characterized by increased social complexity centered on the polity of Mapungubwe. This article considers the role that fiber spinning played in the regional political… read more here.
Keywords: mapungubwe; period; fiber spinning; southern africa ... See more keywords
Using species-diagnostic SNPs to detail the distribution and dynamics of hybridized black bass populations in southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10530-018-01912-8
Abstract: The widespread introduction of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) and Florida Bass (M. floridanus) to establish sport fisheries represents a significant conservation concern given their role as apex predators and their ability to alter community diversity… read more here.
Keywords: largemouth bass; florida bass; bass; southern africa ... See more keywords
Dung beetle conservation biogeography in southern Africa: current challenges and potential effects of climatic change
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DOI: 10.1007/s10531-019-01904-7
Abstract: Miocene, Pliocene and Pleistocene changes to the geomorphology, climate and vegetation of southern Africa are considered responsible for radical differences between southwest and northeast dung beetle assemblages (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) leading to current endemism in… read more here.
Keywords: conservation; dung; dung beetle; southern africa ... See more keywords
Evaluation of grain yield and related agronomic traits of quality protein maize hybrids in Southern Africa
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DOI: 10.1007/s10681-017-2082-2
Abstract: Maize is the major staple food in southern Africa with human consumption averaging 91 kg capita−1 year−1, and normal maize is nutritionally deficient in two essential amino acids: tryptophan and lysine. Despite the development of quality… read more here.
Keywords: qpm varieties; protein maize; quality protein; grain ... See more keywords