Holocene Mangrove Formations on the Santa Elena Peninsula, Ecuador
Pluvial Indicators or Ecological Response to Physiographic Changes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7601233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edwin N Ferdon (University of Arizona, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 619-626 |
| Publication date | 1981-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/280606 |
| OpenAlex | W2316399307 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 5 |
Evidence indicates that several temporally distinct periods of prehistoric occupation of the now dry Santa Elena Peninsula of Ecuador coincided with periods of mangrove formation on the Peninsula. This article challenges the premise behind the hypothesis that such hydrophytic vegetation indicates greater rainfall during these periods. An alternative hypothesis is suggested, based upon the argument that known coastal uplift and probable accompanying physiographic changes first created, and later destroyed, the edaphic requirements for such a formation. The need to invoke a hypothesis of climatic shifts is thus dispensed with
Archaeology · Biology · Edaphic · Geography · Holocene · Mangrove · Peninsula · Physical geography · Physiographic province · Pluvial · Prehistory · Vegetation (pathology) · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Ecology · Geological formations and processes · Geology · Geology and Paleoclimatology Research · Oceanography · Paleontology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2013 (29) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |