Community assembly of tropical Fagaceae-dominated forests in Thailand dates back at least to the Late Palaeogene

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 202; no. 1; pp. 1 - 22
• Main Authors: Malaikanok, Paranchai, Grímsson, Friđgeir, Denk, Thomas, Phuphumirat, Wongkot
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: UK Oxford University Press 09.05.2023
• Subjects: Assembly; Castaneoideae; Climate change; Coniferous forests; Den föränderliga jorden; Ecosystems and species history; Ekosystem och arthistoria; Eocene; Fagaceae; Flora; Forest ecosystems; Forests; fossils; Miocene; Oligocene; Paleogene; Plant fossils; Pollen; Quercus; Terrestrial ecosystems; The changing Earth; Tropical forests; Vegetation; Thailand; Southeast Asia; fossils; Castaneoideae; Miocene; Oligocene; pollen

Abstract The Late Oligocene to Early Miocene flora of the Ban Pa Kha Subbasin (Li Basin, northern Thailand) provides a record of montane dry tropical oak-pine forests. The rich ensemble of Fagaceae typical of these forests might have existed in the wider region of Southeast Asia since Eocene times a...