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Palaeoecology and climate of the Amazon basin during the last glacial cycle
Author(s) -
Colinvaux Paul A.,
Oliveira Paulo E. De
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of quaternary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.142
H-Index - 94
eISSN - 1099-1417
pISSN - 0267-8179
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1417(200005)15:4<347::aid-jqs537>3.0.co;2-a
Subject(s) - glacial period , amazon rainforest , palynology , geology , structural basin , amazon basin , paleoecology , arid , physical geography , paleontology , earth science , geography , ecology , biology , pollen
Our interpretation of the available palynological data from the Amazon basin is that they show a long history of continuous occupation by forest. We have thoroughly reviewed the accumulated data leading to this conclusion elsewhere, but briefly recapitulate the arguments here. One implication of this botanical reconstruction, if correct, is that interpretations of geomorphological features requiring an arid land surface for glacial age Amazonia require reassessment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.