Where ichthyofaunal provinces meet: the fish fauna of the Lake Edward system, East Africa

Eva Decru; Nathan Vranken; Pedro H. N. Bragança; Jos Snoeks; Maarten Van Steenberge

doi:10.1111/jfb.13992

Where ichthyofaunal provinces meet: the fish fauna of the Lake Edward system, East Africa

Journal of Fish Biology ◽

10.1111/jfb.13992 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 96 (5) ◽

pp. 1186-1201 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Eva Decru ◽

Nathan Vranken ◽

Pedro H. N. Bragança ◽

Jos Snoeks ◽

Maarten Van Steenberge

Keyword(s):

East Africa ◽

Fish Fauna ◽

Lake Edward

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Abstract: Late Pleistocene and Holocene Tectonics and Sedimentation in the Lake Edward basin, East Africa

AAPG Bulletin ◽

10.1306/e4fd4459-1732-11d7-8645000102c1865d ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 83 ◽

Author(s):

LAERDAL, TINE.

Keyword(s):

East Africa ◽

Late Pleistocene ◽

Lake Edward ◽

Tectonics And Sedimentation

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Taxonomic study ofBarbus neumayeriandBarbus pellegrinifrom the Lake Kivu-Lake Edward region, East Africa

African Journal of Ecology ◽

10.1111/aje.12074 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 51 (2) ◽

pp. 300-306

Author(s):

Chrisestom Mwatete Mlewa

Keyword(s):

East Africa ◽

Taxonomic Study ◽

Lake Kivu ◽

Lake Edward

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Lowland forest collapse and early human impacts at the end of the African Humid Period at Lake Edward, equatorial East Africa

Quaternary Research ◽

10.1017/qua.2017.48 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 89 (1) ◽

pp. 7-20 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Sarah J. Ivory ◽

James Russell

Keyword(s):

East Africa ◽

Iron Age ◽

Human Activities ◽

Human Impacts ◽

Early Holocene ◽

Pollen Record ◽

Holocene Climate ◽

Lowland Forest ◽

Lake Edward ◽

Early Human

AbstractIn Africa, the early Holocene was characterized by wetter, warmer conditions than today, followed by rapid aridification at ~5.2 ka. However, a lack of lowland vegetation records has prevented a detailed evaluation of forest response to Holocene climate change. Additionally, although modern vegetation communities are linked to human disturbance, few studies have addressed how prehistoric human activities helped engineer the character of modern African ecosystems. Understanding the architecture of lowland and highland forests is important to prevent further degradation from climate/land-use change. We present an 11,000 yr fossil pollen record from Lake Edward, Uganda. We show that Guineo-Congolian forests dominated the highlands and lowlands in equatorial East Africa in the early Holocene, highlighting the importance of rainfall and temperature in controlling forest communities. These forests remained until ~5.2 ka, when the climate became drier. The lacustrine ecosystem response to aridification was abrupt; however, forest decreased gradually, replaced by deciduous woodlands. Woodlands dominated until after an arid period at 2 ka; however, forest did not recover. Increased disturbance indicators and grasses suggest that the arrival of Iron Age people resulted in the modern fire-tolerant vegetation. Although late Holocene climate played a role in vegetation opening, the modern ecosystem architecture in East Africa is linked to early human activities.

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