Rodriguez
Rodriguez or Rodrigues , island (1996 est. pop. 34,883), 42 sq mi (109 sq km), in the Indian Ocean, c.350 mi (560 km) E of Mauritius , of which it is a dependency. One of the Mascarene Islands , it is surrounded by coral reef. Port Mathurin is the chief town. Most of the inhabitants are of African descent; some persons are of European, Indian, and Chinese descent. The population is largely French speaking and Roman Catholic. The main occupations are subsistence farming and fishing. Rodriguez was discovered in 1645 by the Portuguese, was briefly occupied (1691-93) by the Dutch, and was colonized (18th cent.) by the French from Mauritius. Britain took the island in 1810 and administered it as part of Mauritius, which became independent in 1968.
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Cold climate lingered after ice age. (research indicates that North America remained cold long after beginning of Holocene epoch)(Earth Science)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Science News; 2/8/1997; 639 words
; ...period, from 10,800 to 10,300 years ago, the globe shivered through one final cold spell before entering the warm Holocene epoch, according to standard wisdom. Now, a lake in upstate New York is revising scientists' ideas about the ice age...
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Memories of a lush Sahara.(rock paintings from the Holocene Epoch, Tassili N'Ajjer, Algeria)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 10/13/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Atlantic, monsoon winds carried rain over North Africa. Temperatures peaked around 9,000 years ago, during the so-called Holocene Optimum. Paleobotanists analyzing grass, shrub, and tree pollen locked in lake and swamp sediments from this period have...
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The Holocene: an Environmental History.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Geographical Journal; 3/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...pbk). ISBN 0631 186387 The Holocene: an Environmental History is concerned...outline the significance of the Holocene epoch. Chapter Two outlines the methods...possible causes. The prelude to the Holocene (Pleistocene) is described in...
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Understanding the Mid-Holocene Climate
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 6/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...suggests that during the mid-Holocene epoch (about 6000 yr ago) North America...conditions to the different mid-Holocene climates. The simulated responses...verification. We focus here on the mid-Holocene epoch (~ 6000 yr ago), when...
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Late Holocene (Little Ice Age Interval) microvertebrates from Mackinac County, Michigan.
Magazine article from: Michigan Academician; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...environmental conditions. This paper is a preliminary account of the Late Holocene microvertebrates from Mackinac County. The Holocene Little Ice Age The Holocene Epoch began about 10,000 years ago and was marked by the absence of many large...
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Simulations of mid-Holocene climate using an atmospheric general circulation model
Magazine article from: Journal of Climate; 10/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...important difference between this epoch and the present involves the...assess the impact on the mid-Holocene climate. The results are also...reconstructions during this mid-Holocene optimum period. Of interest...East, and India during mid-Holocene time (8-5 kyr before present...
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Intertidal Holocene footprints and their archaeological significance.
Magazine article from: Antiquity; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...locations of human and animal prints in Holocene intertidal environments include...environmental changes during the Holocene Epoch, from stratigraphic, sedimentological...Cowell 1991). A succession of Holocene silts and sands became exposed...
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"Holocene Vegetation and Climate History of Savanna-Forest Ecotones in Northeastern Amazonia"
Magazine article from: Environmental History; 7/1/2005; ; 292 words
; de Toledo, Mauro Bevilacqua. "Holocene Vegetation and Climate History of Savanna-Forest Ecotones...history of vegetation change in the Brazilian Amazon during the Holocene epoch, focusing specifically on the influence of climate change...
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Response of upper Gulf Coast estuaries to Holocene climate change and sea-level rise.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: SciTech Book News; 3/1/2009; 544 words
; ...of upper Gulf Coast estuaries to Holocene climate change and sea-level rise...northern Gulf of Mexico during the Holocene Epoch, that is, since the height of...level rose rapidly early in the epoch, and continues to rise though more...
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Holocene Fire and Vegetation History of the Oregon Coast Range, United States
Magazine article from: Environmental History; 1/1/2005; ; 273 words
; Long, Colin James. "Holocene Fire and Vegetation History of the Oregon Coast Range, United States." Ph.D. dissertation...fires on forest vegetation in the Pacific Northwest of the United States during this prehistoric epoch.
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Holocene Epoch
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Holocene Epoch Earth is currently in the Holocene Epoch. In geologic time , the Holocene Epoch represents the second epoch in the current Quaternary Period (also termed the Anthropogene Period) of the current Cenozoic Era of the ongoing Phanerozoic...
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Holocene epoch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Holocene epoch or Recent epoch, most recent of all subdivisions...preceding Pleistocene epoch . During the Holocene epoch, the sculpturing of the earth...most significant development during the Holocene was the rise of modern humans, who are...
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Holocene/Recent
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
Holocene/Recent The Holocene is the later of the two epochs...The term is synonymous with Holocene, which was the term agreed...in years. This most recent epoch is held to date from 10...about the beginning of the Holocene. During this time, levels...
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Holocene
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...of, relating to, or denoting the present epoch, which is the second epoch in the Quaternary period and followed the Pleistocene...Recent . ∎ [as n. ] ( the Holocene ) the Holocene epoch or the system of deposits laid down during...
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Pleistocene Epoch
Book article from: World of Earth Science
Pleistocene Epoch In geologic time , the Pleistocene Epoch represents the first epoch in current Quaternary Period (also termed the...million years ago (mya) and onset of the current Holocene Epoch 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. The Quaternary...
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