Research Article

Vegetation Response to Climate Change and Human Impacts in the Usambara Mountains

Table 1

Specific data of AMS 14C samples from cores DRM, MBML and DUMU. Calibration of radiocarbon years is based on Calib Rev 4.4.2 [6].

Sample Depth (cm)Sample Code 14C yr BPInterpolated age (cal yr BP) 14C

Derema-20GrA-33279no age100−20.50
Derema-40GrA-33071195 ± 35190−23.81
Derema-61GrA-33073no age225−28.18
Derema-110GrA-33075265 ± 35260−24.92
Derema-160GrA-33076285 ± 35290−26.23
Mbomole-20GrA-33279bno age100−20.31
Mbomole-40GrA-33071b195 ± 35190−23.53
Mbomole-61GrA-33073bno age230−26.69
Dumu-25GrA-336622680 ± 452600−13.54
Dumu-57GrA-33077185 ± 353500−15.43
Dumu-90GrA-336634315 ± 454300−13.81