Tropical and subtropical montane forest communities dynamics in southeastern Brazil and their relationship with global climate change during Late Quaternary

• Grant number: 17/18571-5
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: October 01, 2017
• End date: February 28, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Geosciences - Geology
• Agreement: Belmont Forum
• Principal Investigator: Paulo Eduardo de Oliveira
• Grantee: Flávio Lima Lorente
• Host Institution: Instituto de Geociências (IGC). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 15/50683-2 - Vulnerability of populations under extreme scenarios, AP.PFPMCG.TEM

Abstract

This project will integrate palynological and geochemical analyses of peatbogs sediments from high elevation tropical forests along the Atlantic Forest domain in the southeast Brazil. The main aim is to produce high-resolution records of forest species composition in selected forested mountain tops and to evaluate changes in plant diversity and abundance and to investigate how these respond to global climatic changes during Late Quaternary. (AU)