The Holocene history of the North American Monsoon:'known knowns' and 'known unknowns' in understanding its spatial and temporal complexity
SE Metcalfe, JA Barron, SJ Davies - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Evidence for climatic change across the North American Monsoon (NAM) and adjacent
areas is reviewed, drawing on continental and marine records and the application of climate …
areas is reviewed, drawing on continental and marine records and the application of climate …
A palaeoecological perspective on the transformation of the tropical Andes by early human activity
MB Bush, A Rozas-Davila… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Palaeoecological records suggest that humans have been in the Andes since at least 14
000 years ago. Early human impacts on Andean ecosystems included an increase in fire …
000 years ago. Early human impacts on Andean ecosystems included an increase in fire …
Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
[HTML][HTML] Updated site compilation of the Latin American pollen database
SGA Flantua, H Hooghiemstra, EC Grimm… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2015 - Elsevier
The updated inventory of the Latin American Pollen Database (LAPD) offers a wide range of
new insights. This paper presents a systematic compilation of palynological research in …
new insights. This paper presents a systematic compilation of palynological research in …
Quantitative estimates of orbital and millennial scale climatic variability in central Mexico during the last∼ 40,000 years
Diatom-based transfer functions for salinity, precipitation and temperature were developed
using a training set that included data from 40 sites along central Mexico. These transfer …
using a training set that included data from 40 sites along central Mexico. These transfer …
Climatic variability in the northern sector of the American tropics since the latest MIS 3
We inferred millennial-scale climate variations and paleohydrological conditions in the
northern sector of the American tropics for 30.3–5.5 cal ka BP using geochemical …
northern sector of the American tropics for 30.3–5.5 cal ka BP using geochemical …
Pollen signal of modern vegetation registered in surface soil samples along an elevation gradient from Iztaccíhuatl volcano, central Mexico
E Rodríguez-Pérez, L Vázquez Selem… - Vegetation History and …, 2024 - Springer
Characterising the vegetation-pollen signal is a crucial task for enhancing the interpretation
of fossil pollen records. This study analyses 28 surface soil samples collected in the …
of fossil pollen records. This study analyses 28 surface soil samples collected in the …
A human role in Andean megafaunal extinction?
A new fossil pollen, Sporormiella, and sediment chemistry record from Lake Llaviucu,
Ecuador, spanning the period from 16,280–9000 years Before Present, provides a high …
Ecuador, spanning the period from 16,280–9000 years Before Present, provides a high …
Andean microrefugia: testing the Holocene to predict the Anthropocene
Microrefugia are important for supporting populations during periods of unfavourable climate
change and in facilitating rapid migration as conditions ameliorate. With ongoing …
change and in facilitating rapid migration as conditions ameliorate. With ongoing …
Last Glacial droughts and fire regimes in the central Mexican highlands
E Torres‐Rodríguez, S Lozano‐García… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last glacial cycle, climate variations in the Neotropics were related to diverse
forcing mechanisms whose understanding has been limited because of the scarcity of …
forcing mechanisms whose understanding has been limited because of the scarcity of …