Coexistence of forest and savanna in an Amazonian area from ageological perspective

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-132

  Rossetti, D F ^a   Almeida, S ^b   Amaral, D D ^b   Lima, C M ^c   Pessenda, L C R ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonia; D13C isotope; Geological history; Paleolandscape; Plant distribution; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; COEXISTENCE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FAULTING; FLORISTICS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GEOLOGICAL SURVEY; LANDSAT; PALEOCHANNEL; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSURFACE; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SAVANNA; SEDIMENT CORE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION TYPE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; MARAJO ISLAND; PARA [BRAZIL];

EID: 79959785155     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: 16541103     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2009.01129.x     Document Type: Article

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