Abstract
Sedimentological and palynological analyses of two sediment cores from the intramontane Bandung basin (Java, Indonesia) provide the first palaeoclimatic record for the Indonesian region covering the last 135,000 years. Our data indicate anomalously dry conditions for the penultimate glacial and very warm and humid conditions during the last interglacial. During the last glacial period, fresh water swamp forests of the Bandung plain were replaced by open swamp vegetation, dominated by grasses and sedges, indicating a change to considerably drier climatic conditions, possibly as a consequence of lower sea levels at the onset of glacial conditions. For the Last Glacial Maximum, temperatures 4-7°C lower than at present are recorded.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-71 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Quaternary International |
| Volume | 37 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1997 |
Funding
We thank our colleagues at the IvA-VUA and C. Hoorn for discussions and support, B. van Geel, R. van der Ham and W. Punt for their help with palynomorph identifications. The Director of GRDC and P. Suparan for the opportunity to conduct this research and valuable support. The CIO-Groningen and H. Heijnis for their efforts to perform the datings. This research was supported by grants (W 76-153, W 75-293) from the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO).
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
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