Late Holocene paleoenvironmental data from a sediment core collected in Marsabit County, Kenya in 2020. The dataset includes radiocarbon age determinations, diatoms, pollen, charcoal, plant macroremains, and chitinous invertebrates, generated by Veronica Muiruri for a 2026 publication in The Holocene. It was published via the York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Dataverse on May 14, 2026.
Use Cases
- Reconstruct past water quality variability based on diatom and chitinous invertebrate data.
- Analyze vegetation cover changes over time based on pollen and plant macroremains.
- Investigate paleofire history and frequency based on charcoal records.
- Establish a chronological framework for the sediment core based on radiocarbon age determinations.
Strengths
- Multi-proxy dataset combining six distinct paleoenvironmental indicators (radiocarbon, diatoms, pollen, charcoal, plant macroremains, chitinous invertebrates).
- Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed 2026 publication in The Holocene journal.
- Specific geographic origin (Erenderi wetland, Marsabit County, Kenya) and collection year (2020) are documented.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- York Institute for Tropical Ecosystems Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Analysis of a palustrine sediment core (Eren4C) collected from the Erenderi wetland.
- Time Range
- Mid to Late Holocene
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-14 13:10:16; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Marsabit County, northern Kenya, East Africa