[HTML][HTML] On the mechanisms resulting in the formation of the Quaternary staircase terrace systems in the valleys of the western Andean margin of Peru

F Schlunegger, AH do Prado, KP Norton, R Delunel - Geomorphology, 2023 - Elsevier
River terraces are among the most intriguing geomorphic features that have been reported
from the Peruvian Andes hosting some of the most classical staircase terrace systems. Here …

Rainfall and sea level drove the expansion of seasonally flooded habitats and associated bird populations across Amazonia

AO Sawakuchi, ED Schultz, FN Pupim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Spatial arrangement of distinct Amazonian environments through time and its effect on
specialized biota remain poorly known, fueling long-lasting debates about drivers of biotic …

Changes in obliquity drive tree cover shifts in eastern tropical South America

JQ Ferreira, CM Chiessi, M Hirota, RS Oliveira… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite its great ecological importance, the main factors governing tree cover in tropical
savannas as well as savanna-forest boundaries are still largely unknown. Here we address …

Brazilian biomes distribution: Past and future

J Maksic, IM Venancio, MH Shimizu, CM Chiessi… - Palaeogeography …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 26.5–19 ka) was marked by atmospheric cooling,
in contrast to the current warming climate, which will probably continue in the coming …

South American precipitation dipole forced by interhemispheric temperature gradient

MC Campos, CM Chiessi, VF Novello, S Crivellari… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Tropical South American hydroclimate sustains the world's highest biodiversity and
hundreds of millions of people. Whitin this region, Amazonia and northeastern Brazil have …

[HTML][HTML] No detectable influence of the carbonate ion effect on changes in stable carbon isotope ratios (C) of shallow dwelling planktic foraminifera over the past …

P Köhler, S Mulitza - Climate of the Past, 2024 - cp.copernicus.org
Laboratory experiments showed that the isotopic fractionation of δ 13 C and of δ 18 O during
calcite formation of planktic foraminifera are species-specific functions of ambient CO 3 2 …

A Comparison Study of Mg/Ca‐, Alkenone‐, and TEX86‐Derived Temperatures for the Brazilian Margin

A Bahr, A Jaeschke, A Hou, K Meier… - Paleoceanography …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The reconstruction of accurate sea‐surface temperatures (SST) is of utmost importance due
to the ocean's central role in the global climate system. Yet, a number of environmental …

World atlas of late quaternary foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotope ratios

S Mulitza, T Bickert, HC Bostock… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
We present a global atlas of downcore foraminiferal oxygen and carbon isotope ratios
available at https://doi. pangaea. de/10.1594/PANGAEA. 936747 (Mulitza et al., 2021). The …

Role of the tropical Atlantic for the interhemispheric heat transport during the last deglaciation

KJF Meier, A Bahr, CM Chiessi… - Paleoceanography …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
During the last deglaciation abrupt millennial‐scale perturbations of the Atlantic Meridional
Overturning Circulation massively altered the interhemispheric heat distribution affecting, for …

Natural and anthropogenic impacts on mercury accumulation in Xiaohai Lagoon, South China over the last 1200 years

Y Li, J Xue, J Chen, J Huo, M Chen - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic use and release of mercury (Hg) have profoundly affected the global Hg
cycle since preindustrial times. However, it is often difficult to quantify the relative …