Research Article

Palaeoecology and climate of the Amazon basin during the last glacial cycle

  1. Paul A. Colinvaux1,*,
  2. Paulo E. De Oliveira2

Article first published online: 20 JUN 2000

DOI: 10.1002/1099-1417(200005)15:4<347::AID-JQS537>3.0.CO;2-A

Issue

Journal of Quaternary Science

Journal of Quaternary Science

Special Issue: Quaternary Climate Change and South America

Volume 15, Issue 4, pages 347–356, May 2000

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Colinvaux, P. A. and Oliveira, P. E. D. (2000), Palaeoecology and climate of the Amazon basin during the last glacial cycle. Journal of Quaternary Science, 15: 347–356. doi: 10.1002/1099-1417(200005)15:4<347::AID-JQS537>3.0.CO;2-A

Author Information

  1. 1

    Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA

  2. 2

    Department of Botany, The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA

*Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 JUN 2000
  2. Article first published online: 20 JUN 2000
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 JAN 2000
  4. Manuscript Revised: 6 JAN 2000
  5. Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 1999

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  • US National Science Foundation. Grant Number: ATM-9528280

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Keywords:

  • Amazon;
  • pollen;
  • diversity;
  • palaeoclimate;
  • geomorphology

Abstract

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.

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