Holocene fires in East Amazonia (Carajás), new evidences, chronology and relation with paleoclimate

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 49-62

  Cordeiro, R C ^a   Turcq, B ^a,b   Suguio, K ^c   Oliveira da Silva, A ^a   Sifeddine, A ^a,b   Volkmer Ribeiro, C ^d  

^a FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d FUNDAÇÃO ZOOBOTÂNICA DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Caraj s; charcoal; forest fire; Holocene; paleoclimate

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHARCOAL; CHLOROPHYLL; CHRONOLOGY; FOREST FIRE; HOLOCENE; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; NEW RECORD; PALEOCLIMATE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; CARAJAS; PARA [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 40749117946     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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