Geography, vegetation, and geology of the study site. Sarah J. Ivory Michael M. McGlue Geoffrey S. Ellis Anne-Marie Lézine Andrew S. Cohen Annie Vincens 10.1371/journal.pone.0112855.g001 https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Geography_vegetation_and_geology_of_the_study_site_/1246044 <p>(A) showing the July and January positions of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ); rectangle represents inset area for watershed maps (modified from Nicholson, 1996). (B) map of the northern basin of Lake Malawi showing topography and bathymetry (isobaths [in meters] modified from Scholz et al., 1989), (C) modern potential vegetation distribution (modified from White, 1983), and (D) bedrock geology (modified from Schlüter, 2006). Scale for panels C and D is the same as for panel B. 2A identifies the location of drill core MAL05-2A.</p> 2014-11-18 05:06:51 summer rainfall climate change Southeast Africa Tropical climate Terrigenous sediment mass accumulation rates YD Last Deglacial Transition chemical weathering intensity erosion Lake Malawi vegetation