Amazonia: Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the PastCarina Hoorn, Frank Wesselingh John Wiley & Sons, 26 de set. de 2011 - 464 páginas The 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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THREE The Paleozoic Solimões and Amazonas basins and the Acre foreland | |
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implications | |
SEVEN The Amazonian Craton and its influence on past fluvial systems | |
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Discussion | |
SIXTEEN Neogene crocodile and turtle fauna in northern South America | |
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SEVENTEEN The Amazonian Neogene fish fauna | |
Timeline of Amazonian fish diversification | |
EIGHTEEN Amazonian aquatic invertebrate faunas Mollusca Ostracoda | |
Conclusions | |
implications of | |
EIGHT The development of the Amazonian megawetland Miocene Brazil | |
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evidence from the geological record | |
TEN Megafan environments in northern South America and their impact | |
ELEVEN Longterm landscape development processes in Amazonia | |
Landscape evolution in terra firme | |
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TWELVE Climate variation in Amazonia during the Neogene and | |
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FOURTEEN Modern Andean rainfall variation during ENSO cycles and | |
Discussion | |
FIFTEEN A review of Tertiary mammal faunas and birds from western | |
a palynological | |
TWENTYONE Contribution of current and historical processes to patterns | |
TWENTYTWO Composition and diversity of northwestern Amazonian | |
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TWENTYTHREE Diversification of the Amazonian flora and its relation | |
TWENTYFOUR Molecular studies and phylogeography of Amazonian | |
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TWENTYFIVE Molecular signatures of Neogene biogeographical events | |
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Colour plates | |
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