Climate changes in Northeastern Brazil from deglacial to Meghalayan periods and related environmental impacts
Abstract Changes in insolation driven by precession and obliquity are considered the major
driver of tropical precipitation on orbital time scales, and responsible for vegetation and …
driver of tropical precipitation on orbital time scales, and responsible for vegetation and …
Millenial-scale climatic and vegetation changes in a northern Cerrado (Northeast, Brazil) since the Last Glacial Maximum
MP Ledru, G Ceccantini, SEM Gouveia… - Quaternary Science …, 2006 - Elsevier
In the Southern Hemisphere, lacustrine sediments started to be deposited with the
beginning of the deglaciation at ca 19,000 calyrBP. At this time the region of Lake Caço was …
beginning of the deglaciation at ca 19,000 calyrBP. At this time the region of Lake Caço was …
Holocene dryness and human occupation in Brazil during the “Archaic Gap”
AGM Araujo, WA Neves, LB Piló, JPV Atui - Quaternary research, 2005 - cambridge.org
An overview of the archaeological data produced over the last decades for Brazil, coupled
with a background of recent paleoenvironmental studies, suggests that during the mid …
with a background of recent paleoenvironmental studies, suggests that during the mid …
Asynchronous terrestrial and marine signals of climate change during Heinrich events
Tropical regions have been reported to play a key role in climate dynamics. To date,
however, there are uncertainties in the timing and the amplitude of the response of tropical …
however, there are uncertainties in the timing and the amplitude of the response of tropical …
Paleoclimate changes during the last 100,000 yr from a record in the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest region and interhemispheric comparison
A long terrestrial record, Colônia CO-3, from the Atlantic rainforest region in Brazil (23° 52′
S, 46° 42′ 20 ʺW, 900 m asl) registrates variations in the forest expansion during the last …
S, 46° 42′ 20 ʺW, 900 m asl) registrates variations in the forest expansion during the last …
Late Pleistocene and Holocene vegetation changes in northeastern Brazil determined from carbon isotopes and charcoal records in soils
LCR Pessenda, SEM Gouveia… - Palaeogeography …, 2010 - Elsevier
Northeastern Brazil represents a strategic area in terms of Quaternary records of
environmental changes in South America due to its distinct semi-arid climate in near …
environmental changes in South America due to its distinct semi-arid climate in near …
New insights from pre-Columbian land use and fire management in Amazonian dark earth forests
Anthropogenic climate change driven by increased carbon emissions is leading to more
severe fire seasons and increasing the frequency of mega-fires in the Amazon. This has the …
severe fire seasons and increasing the frequency of mega-fires in the Amazon. This has the …
A mid-Holocene climate reconstruction for eastern South America
The mid-Holocene (6000 calibrated years before present) is a key period in
palaeoclimatology because incoming summer insolation was lower than during the late …
palaeoclimatology because incoming summer insolation was lower than during the late …
[PDF][PDF] A premature burial: comments on Grayson and Meltzer's “Requiem for overkill”
S Fiedel, G Haynes - Journal of Archaeological Science, 2004 - Citeseer
In a recent JAS article (“A requiem for North American overkill”), Donald Grayson and David
Meltzer [39] attack Paul Martin's “overkill” hypothesis that humans caused America's …
Meltzer [39] attack Paul Martin's “overkill” hypothesis that humans caused America's …
Vegetation dynamics during the late Pleistocene in the Barreirinhas region, Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil, based on carbon isotopes in soil organic matter
LCR Pessenda, A de Souza Ribeiro… - Quaternary …, 2004 - cambridge.org
The study place is in the Barreirinhas region, Maranhão State, northeastern Brazil. A
vegetation transect of 78 km was studied among four vegetation types: Restinga (coastal …
vegetation transect of 78 km was studied among four vegetation types: Restinga (coastal …