Refugia: identifying and understanding safe havens for biodiversity under climate change
Aim Identifying and protecting refugia is a priority for conservation under projected
anthropogenic climate change, because of their demonstrated ability to facilitate the survival …
anthropogenic climate change, because of their demonstrated ability to facilitate the survival …
Environmental processes of the ice age: land, oceans, glaciers (EPILOG)
Knowledge of the state of the earth at the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, an interval around
21,000 years ago) is an important benchmark for understanding the sensitivity of global …
21,000 years ago) is an important benchmark for understanding the sensitivity of global …
Self-amplified Amazon forest loss due to vegetation-atmosphere feedbacks
Reduced rainfall increases the risk of forest dieback, while in return forest loss might
intensify regional droughts. The consequences of this vegetation–atmosphere feedback for …
intensify regional droughts. The consequences of this vegetation–atmosphere feedback for …
Historical climate modelling predicts patterns of current biodiversity in the Brazilian Atlantic forest
Aim We aim to propose validated, spatially explicit hypotheses for the late Quaternary
distribution of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and thereby provide a framework for integrating …
distribution of the Brazilian Atlantic forest, and thereby provide a framework for integrating …
Wet periods in northeastern Brazil over the past 210 kyr linked to distant climate anomalies
The tropics are the main source of the atmosphere's sensible and latent heat, and water
vapour, and are therefore important for reconstructions of past climate. But long, accurately …
vapour, and are therefore important for reconstructions of past climate. But long, accurately …
The potential negative impacts of global climate change on tropical montane cloud forests
P Foster - Earth-Science Reviews, 2001 - Elsevier
Nearly every aspect of the cloud forest is affected by regular cloud immersion, from the
hydrological cycle to the species of plants and animals within the forest. Since the altitude …
hydrological cycle to the species of plants and animals within the forest. Since the altitude …
[BOOK][B] Historical biogeography of Neotropical freshwater fishes
The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living …
The history of South American tropical precipitation for the past 25,000 years
Long sediment cores recovered from the deep portions of Lake Titicaca are used to
reconstruct the precipitation history of tropical South America for the past 25,000 years. Lake …
reconstruct the precipitation history of tropical South America for the past 25,000 years. Lake …
Phylogeographical patterns shed light on evolutionary process in S outh A merica
The S outh A merican continent is composed of several biogeographical regions harbouring
the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity 'hot …
the highest biodiversity on the globe, encompassing five of the world's biodiversity 'hot …
Late‐Quaternary vegetation dynamics in North America: scaling from taxa to biomes
This paper integrates recent efforts to map the distribution of biomes for the late Quaternary
with the detailed evidence that plant species have responded individualistically to climate …
with the detailed evidence that plant species have responded individualistically to climate …