Late Holocene in central Brazil: vegetation changes and humidity variability in a tropical wetland

• Published in: Journal of quaternary science Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1028 - 1039
• Main Authors: SABINO, SHIRLEY MARIA LIMA, CASSINO, RAQUEL FRANCO, GOMES, MAKÊNIA OLIVEIRA SOARES, SANT'ANNA, ENEIDA MARIA ESKINAZI, ROCHA AUGUSTIN, CRISTINA HELENA RIBEIRO, DE OLIVEIRA, DIEGO ALVES
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2021
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Cerrado; Conservation; Dry forests; Flora; Holocene; Humidity; Hydrology; Late Holocene; neotropical; Oscillations; Pollen; Pollen analysis; River basins; savanna; Savannahs; Semi arid areas; Semiarid zones; Vegetation changes; Water availability; wetland; Wetlands; Wildlife conservation; Brazil; Cerrado Biome

ABSTRACT The Pandeiros wetland is a high biodiversity ecosystem located within a semiarid region of the Cerrado biome, a neotropical savanna. This large wetland is of key importance for ecological and hydrological balance in central Brazil and for the conservation of the Cerrado fauna and flora. In...