Amazonia: Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the PastThe book focuses on geological history as the critical factor in determining the present biodiversity and landscapes of Amazonia. The different driving mechanisms for landscape evolution are explored by reviewing the history of the Amazonian Craton, the associated sedimentary basins, and the role of mountain uplift and climate change. This book provdes an insight into the Meso- and Cenozoic record of Amazonia that was characterized by fluvial and long-lived lake systems and a highly diverse flora and fauna. This fauna includes giants such as the ca. 12 m long caiman Purussaurus, but also a varied fish fauna and fragile molluscs, whilst fossil pollen and spores form relics of ancestral swamps and rainforests. Finally, a review the molecular datasets of the modern Amazonian rainforest and aquatic ecosystem, discussing the possible relations between the origin of Amazonian species diversity and the palaeogeographic, palaeoclimatic and palaeoenvironmental evolution of northern South America. The multidisciplinary approach in evaluating the history of Amazonia has resulted in a comprehensive volume that provides novel insights into the evolution of this region. |
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Contents
THREE The Paleozoic Solim6es and Amazonas basins | |
FIVE Cenozoic sedimentary evolution of the Amazonian | |
basin evolution and its biota | |
Amazonia | |
EIGHT The development of the Amazonian megawetland | |
FOURTEEN Modern Andean rainfall variation during ENSO | |
FIFTEEN A review of Tertiary mammal faunas and birds from | |
SIXTEEN Neogene crocodile and turtle fauna in northern | |
SE VENTEEN The Amazonian Neogene fish fauna | |
EIGHTEEN Amazonian aquatic invertebrate faunas Mollusca | |
TWENTYONE Contribution of current and historical | |
TWENTYTWO Composition and diversity of northwestern | |
TWENTYTHREE Diversification of the Amazonian flora | |
evidence from | |
TEN Megafan environments in northern South America | |
ELEVEN Longterm landscape development processes | |
Biotic patterns and environmental processes | |
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THIRTEEN Modelling the response of Amazonian climate | |
TWENTYFOUR Molecular studies and phylogeography | |
TWENTYFIVE Molecular signatures of Neogene | |
TWENTYSIX On the origin of Amazonian landscapes | |
Colour plates | |
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Amazonia, Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the Past Carina Hoorn,Frank Wesselingh No preview available - 2010 |
Amazonia, Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the Past Carina Hoorn,Frank Wesselingh No preview available - 2010 |