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Evidence of a late glacial warming event and early Holocene cooling in the southern Brazilian coastal highlands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2017

Hermann Behling  and
Marcelo Accioly Teixeira de Oliveira
Hermann Behling*
Affiliation:
Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany
Marcelo Accioly Teixeira de Oliveira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
*
*Corresponding author at: Department of Palynology and Climate Dynamics, Albrecht-von-Haller-Institute for Plant Sciences, University of Goettingen, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany. E-mail address: [email protected] (H. Behling).
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Abstract

A high-resolution pollen record of the Atlantic rain forest (ARF) biome from the coastal Serra do Tabuleiro mountains of southern Brazil documents an 11,960 yr history of vegetation and climate change. A marked expansion of Weinmannia into the grassland vegetation marks the latter part of the Younger Dryas, reflecting warm and relatively wet conditions. Between 11,490 and 9110 cal yr BP, grasslands became dominant again, indicating a long cold and dry phase, probably in response to the stronger influence of cold South Atlantic seawater and to Antarctic cold fronts. Between 9110 and 2640 cal yr BP, four distinct phases with strong or moderate expansions of different ARF biome taxa were recorded, reflecting warmer and relatively dry conditions with changes in rainfall and length of the annual dry season. After 2640 cal yr BP, the modern ARF biome became established with high amounts of ferns, reflecting somewhat cooler and wetter conditions with a reduced annual dry season. In particular, after 1000 cal yr BP tree ferns increased, reflecting wetter conditions with no dry season.

Keywords

Atlantic rain forest biomeClimate changeGrasslandsHoloceneLate glacialPollenSouthern BrazilWeinmanniaVegetation history
Type
Tribute to Daniel Livingstone and Paul Colinvaux
Information
Quaternary Research , Volume 89 , Issue 1: Tribute to Daniel Livingstone and Paul Colinvaux , January 2018 , pp. 90 - 102
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Copyright © University of Washington. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2017 

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