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) …
Individualistic evolutionary responses of Central African rain forest plants to Pleistocene climatic fluctuations
AJ Helmstetter, K Béthune… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of genetic diversity is fundamental for species
conservation in the face of climate change, particularly in hyper-diverse biomes. Species in …
conservation in the face of climate change, particularly in hyper-diverse biomes. Species in …
[HTML][HTML] The Trichoptera of Panama. XIX. Additions to and a review of the genus Leucotrichia (Trichoptera, Hydroptilidae) in Panama
Abstract Prior to 2016, three species of caddisflies in the genus Leucotrichia (Trichoptera:
Hydroptilidae) were known from Panama. Subsequently, one new species and four new …
Hydroptilidae) were known from Panama. Subsequently, one new species and four new …
The onset of grasses in the Amazon drainage basin, evidence from the fossil record
Poaceae (the grass family) originated in the Cretaceous, but first dominate the palynological
records of the Amazon drainage basin (ADB) in the Neogene (23 to 2.5 million years ago …
records of the Amazon drainage basin (ADB) in the Neogene (23 to 2.5 million years ago …
Diversification in birds is promoted by plant diversity, topographic heterogeneity and stable paleoclimate
Aims Long‐term climate stability, contemporary climate and environmental heterogeneity
have been linked to bird diversity patterns through their direct impacts on diversification rate …
have been linked to bird diversity patterns through their direct impacts on diversification rate …
The role of biogeographical barriers on the historical dynamics of passerine birds with a circum‐Amazonian distribution
Common distributional patterns have provided the foundations of our knowledge of
Neotropical biogeography. A distinctive pattern is the “circum‐Amazonian distribution” …
Neotropical biogeography. A distinctive pattern is the “circum‐Amazonian distribution” …
Sister species, different histories: comparative phylogeography of two bird species associated with Amazonian open vegetation
Although the expansion of open vegetation within Amazonia was the basis for the Forest
Refugia hypothesis, studies of Amazonian biota diversification have focussed mostly on …
Refugia hypothesis, studies of Amazonian biota diversification have focussed mostly on …
Environmental and anthropogenic predictors influence the diversity of nonflying mammals in a native savanna landscape of Northern South America
F Mosquera-Guerra, N Moreno-Niño… - … Journal of Zoology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The native savannas of eastern Colombia cover about six percent of the Neotropical
savannas. Within these 17 million hectares, the current composition of nonflying mammals …
savannas. Within these 17 million hectares, the current composition of nonflying mammals …
Phytophysiognomy in the east of the Marajó island (mouth of the Amazon River) from the perspective of geological history in the Late Quaternary
The origin of many ecological environments that have controlled plant development in
Amazonia has been linked to Andean growth in the Neogene and/or glacial/interglacial …
Amazonia has been linked to Andean growth in the Neogene and/or glacial/interglacial …
Filtering effect of large rivers on primate distribution in the Brazilian Amazonia
Over a century after Wallace's proposition of the riverine barrier hypothesis, the role of rivers
in the diversification of species remains a matter of interest in Amazon biogeography …
in the diversification of species remains a matter of interest in Amazon biogeography …