Tropical limestone forest resilience and late Pleistocene foraging during MIS-2 in the Tràng An massif, Vietnam

R. Rabett; N. Ludgate; C. Stimpson; E. Hill; C. Hunt; J. Ceron; L. Farr; M. Morley; T. Reynolds; H. Zukswert; D. Simpson; B. Nyiri; M. Verhoeven; J. Appleby; J. Meneely; L. Phan; N. N. Dong; L. Lloyd-Smith; J. Hawkes; A. Blyth; Nguyêń Cao Tâń

doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.010

Tropical limestone forest resilience and late Pleistocene foraging during MIS-2 in the Tràng An massif, Vietnam

R. Rabett, N. Ludgate, C. Stimpson, E. Hill, C. Hunt, J. Ceron, L. Farr, M. Morley, T. Reynolds, H. Zukswert, D. Simpson, B. Nyiri, M. Verhoeven, J. Appleby, J. Meneely, L. Phan, N. N. Dong, L. Lloyd-Smith, J. Hawkes, A. BlythNguyêń Cao Tâń

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Abstract

In this paper we present a multi-proxy study of tropical limestone forest and its utilization by human groups during the significant climatic and environmental upheavals of MIS-2 (29–11.7 kBP). Our data are drawn from new field research within the Tràng An World Heritage property on the edge of the Red River Delta, northern Vietnam. Key findings from this study include ¹⁾ that limestone forest formations were resilient to the large-scale landscape transformation of the Sunda continent at the end of the last glaciation; ²⁾ that prehistoric human groups were probably present in this habitat through-out MIS-2; and ³⁾ that the forested, insular, karst of Tràng An provided foragers with a stable resource-base in a wider changing landscape during the late Pleistocene and into the Holocene. These results have implications for our understanding of the prehistoric utilization of karst environments, and resonance for their conservation in the face of climate and environmental change today.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	62-81
Number of pages	20
Journal	Quaternary International
Volume	448
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.010
Publication status	Published - 20 Aug 2017
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conservation
Limestone forest
MIS-2
Refugium
Resilience
Tropical foragers

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Rabett, R., Ludgate, N., Stimpson, C., Hill, E., Hunt, C., Ceron, J., Farr, L., Morley, M., Reynolds, T., Zukswert, H., Simpson, D., Nyiri, B., Verhoeven, M., Appleby, J., Meneely, J., Phan, L., Dong, N. N., Lloyd-Smith, L., Hawkes, J., ... Tâń, N. C. (2017). Tropical limestone forest resilience and late Pleistocene foraging during MIS-2 in the Tràng An massif, Vietnam. Quaternary International, 448, 62-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.010

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Tropical limestone forest resilience and late Pleistocene foraging during MIS-2 in the Tràng An massif, Vietnam

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