Amazonia--landscape and species evolution : a look into the past / / edited by C. Hoorn, F.P. Wesselingh ; editorial advisors, H.B. Vohnof, S.B. Kroonenberg, H. Hooghiemstra

• Pubblicazione: Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : Blackwell, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (482 p.)
• Disciplina: 508.81/1
• Soggetto topico: Natural history - Amazon River Region; Historical geology - Amazon River Region; Paleontology - Amazon River Region; Geology, Stratigraphic - Cenozoic
• Classificazione: RW 60123
• Altri autori: HoornC (Carina) WesselinghF. P
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontispiece; Amazonia: landscape and species evolution A look into the past; Dedication to Thomas van der Hammen; List of contributors; Prologue; 01 Introduction: Amazonia, landscape and species evolution; PART I Tectonic processes as driving mechanisms for palaeogeographical and palaeoenvironmental evolution in Amazonia; 02 Geological evolution of the Amazonian Craton; 03 The Paleozoic Solimões and Amazonas basins and the Acre foreland basin of Brazil; 04 Tectonic history of the Andes and sub-Andean zones: implications for the development of the Amazon drainage basin ; 05 Tectonic history of the Andes and sub-Andean zones: implications for the development of the Amazon drainage basin06 The Nazca Ridge and uplift of the Fitzcarrald Arch: implications for regional geology in northern South America; PART II Cenozoic depositional systems in Amazonia; 07 The Amazonian Craton and its infl uence on past fl uvial systems (Mesozoic-Cenozoic, Amazonia); 08 The development of the Amazonian mega-wetland (Miocene; Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia); 09 Marine infl uence in Amazonia: evidence from the geological record ; 10 Megafan environments in northern South America and their impact on Amazon Neogene aquatic ecosystems11 Long-term landscape development processes in Amazonia; PART III Amazonian climate, past and present; 12 Climate variation in Amazonia during the Neogene and the Quaternary; 13 Modelling the response of Amazonian climate to the uplift of the Andean mountain range; 14 Modern Andean rainfall variation during ENSO cycles and its impact on the Amazon drainage basin; PART IV Cenozoic development of terrestrial and aquatic biota: insights from the fossil record ; 15 A review of Tertiary mammal faunas and birds from western Amazonia16 Neogene crocodile and turtle fauna in northern South America; 17 The Amazonian Neogene fi sh fauna; 18 Amazonian aquatic invertebrate faunas (Mollusca, Ostracoda) and their development over the past 30 million years; 19 The origin of the modern Amazon rainforest: implications of the palynological and palaeobotanical record; 20 Biotic development of Quaternary Amazonia: a palynological perspective; PART V Modern perspectives on the origin of Amazonian biota ; 21 Contribution of current and historical processes to patterns of tree diversity and composition of the Amazon22 Composition and diversity of northwestern Amazonian rainforests in a geoecological context; 23 Diversifi cation of the Amazonian fl ora and its relation to key geological and environmental events: a molecular perspective; 24 Molecular studies and phylogeography of Amazonian tetrapods and their relation to geological and climatic models; 25 Molecular signatures of Neogene biogeographical events in the Amazon fi sh fauna; PART VI Synthesis ; 26 On the origin of Amazonian landscapes and biodiversity: a synthesis
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 v
• Titolo autorizzato: Amazonia--landscape and species evolution
• ISBN: 1-4443-6025-6; 1-282-68266-0; 9786612682667; 1-4443-0640-5; 1-4443-0641-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910877450203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II