Effects of rapid global warming at the Paleocene-Eocene boundary on neotropical vegetation.

[EN]Temperatures in tropical regions are estimated to have increased by 3° to 5°C, compared with Late Paleocene values, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 56.3 million years ago) event. We investigated the tropical forest response to this rapid warming by evaluating the palynological...

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Autores: Jaramillo, Carlos, Ochoa Lozano, Diana Paola, Contreras, Lineth, Pagani, Mark, Carvajal-Ortiz, Humberto, Pratt, Lisa M, Krishnan, Srinath, Cardona, Agustin, Romero, Millerlandy, Quiroz, Luis, Rodriguez, Guillermo, Rueda, Milton J, de la Parra, Felipe, Morón, Sara, Green, Walton, Bayona, German, Montes, Camilo, Quintero, Oscar, Ramirez, Rafael, Mora, Germán, Schouten, Stefan, Bermudez, Hermann, Navarrete, Rosa, Parra, Francisco, Alvarán, Mauricio, Osorno, Jose, Crowley, James L, Valencia, Victor, Vervoort, Jeff
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2010
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/162041
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/162041
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Global warming
Petm
Tropical rainforest
Neotropics
Spores
Plants
Atmosphere
Time
Tiempo
Atmósfera
Esporas
Plantas
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Sumario:[EN]Temperatures in tropical regions are estimated to have increased by 3° to 5°C, compared with Late Paleocene values, during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM, 56.3 million years ago) event. We investigated the tropical forest response to this rapid warming by evaluating the palynological record of three stratigraphic sections in eastern Colombia and western Venezuela. We observed a rapid and distinct increase in plant diversity and origination rates, with a set of new taxa, mostly angiosperms, added to the existing stock of low-diversity Paleocene flora. There is no evidence for enhanced aridity in the northern Neotropics. The tropical rainforest was able to persist under elevated temperatures and high levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide, in contrast to speculations that tropical ecosystems were severely compromised by heat stress.

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