Influence of landscape evolution on the distribution of floristic patterns in northern Amazonia revealed by δ13C data

Journal of Quaternary Science

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 854-864

  Zani, H ^a   Rossetti, D F ^a   Cohen, M L C ^b   Pessenda, L C R ^c   Cremon, E H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

13C isotope; Climate; Landscape evolution; Megafan; Open vegetation patches

Indexed keywords

CARBON ISOTOPE; FLORISTICS; LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; RAINFOREST; RECONSTRUCTION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION HISTORY; VEGETATION TYPE;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL;

EID: 84869162585     PISSN: 02678179     EISSN: 10991417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jqs.2602     Document Type: Article

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