Langbeschreibung
The Southern Andes, stretching from the subtropics to the subantarctic, are ideally located for palaeoenvironmental research. Over the broad and continuous latitudinal extent of the cordillera (-24˚), vegetation is adjusted to climatic gradients and atmospheric circulation patterns.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. 2. Backdrop of botanical exploration. 3. Physical setting. 4. Climate. 5. Glaciation. 6. Land - sea level variations. 7. Volcanism. 8. Vegetation. 9. Man, megafauna, and fire. 10. Research methods: approach to the problem of palaeoevironmental reconstruction. 11. Pollen fallout reflective of vegetation during latest centuries: presettlement and settlement. 12. Palaeoecological sites, cores, and pollen/spore diagrams. 13. Ice age Southern Andes. 14. Global connections. 15. Summary. References. Index.