This review explores the evolution of extant South American tropical biomes, focusing on
when and why they developed. Tropical vegetation experienced a radical transformation …

Executive Summary The IPCC Working Group II contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report
addresses the challenges of climate action in the context of sustainable development with a …

Abstract Orchidaceae (with> 28,000 orchid species) are one of the two largest plant families,
with economically and ecologically important species, and occupy global and diverse niches …

Sea surface temperature (SST) reconstructions based on isoprenoid glycerol dialkyl glycerol
tetraether (isoGDGT) distributions from the Eocene southwest (SW) Pacific Ocean are …

There is a temporal correlation between the peak activity of the North Atlantic Igneous
Province (NAIP) and the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), suggesting that the …

Most studies of the response of terrestrial vegetation to climate change during the
Paleocene‐Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) have focused on individual sites and …

Previous palaeoenvironmental reconstructions have implied that East Asia was dominated
by a zonal climate pattern during the Eocene, with an almost latitudinal arid/semiarid band …

Abstract The Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM,~ 56 Ma) was a geologically
abrupt and extreme global warming event that had a profound effect on global climate and …

Rapid global warming during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) profoundly
affected the marine and terrestrial environments. However, details of the climate and …

Africa is home to globally important biodiversity. Straddling the equator and extending to
temperate latitudes (at 37 N and 34 S; not including oceanic islands such as Marion and …