Impact of natural climate change and historical land use on landscape development in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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contents Impact of natural climate change and historical land use on landscape development in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UDO NEHREN ANDRÉ KIRCHNER DIETMAR SATTLER ANA PAULA TURETTA JÜRGEN HEINRICH Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Rio de Janeir Atlantic Forest historical land use landscape development natural climate change Climate variations and historical land use had a major impact on landscape development in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica). In southeast Brazil, rainforest expanded under warm-humid climate conditions in the late Holocene, but have been dramatically reduced in historical times. Nevertheless, the numerous remaining forest fragments are of outstanding biological richness. In our research in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro we aim at the reconstruction of the late Quaternary landscape evolution and an assessment of human impact on landscapes and rainforests. In this context, special focus is given on (a) effects of climate variations on vegetation cover, soil development, and geomorphological processes, and (b) spatial and temporal land use and landscape degradation patterns. In this paper we present some new results of our interdisciplinary research in the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, state of Rio de Janeiro. 2013 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32727844006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.85
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spellingShingle Impact of natural climate change and historical land use on landscape development in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
UDO NEHREN
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Rio de Janeir
Atlantic Forest
historical land use
landscape development
natural climate change
Impact of natural climate change and historical land use on landscape development in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil UDO NEHREN ANDRÉ KIRCHNER DIETMAR SATTLER ANA PAULA TURETTA JÜRGEN HEINRICH Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Rio de Janeir Atlantic Forest historical land use landscape development natural climate change Climate variations and historical land use had a major impact on landscape development in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica). In southeast Brazil, rainforest expanded under warm-humid climate conditions in the late Holocene, but have been dramatically reduced in historical times. Nevertheless, the numerous remaining forest fragments are of outstanding biological richness. In our research in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro we aim at the reconstruction of the late Quaternary landscape evolution and an assessment of human impact on landscapes and rainforests. In this context, special focus is given on (a) effects of climate variations on vegetation cover, soil development, and geomorphological processes, and (b) spatial and temporal land use and landscape degradation patterns. In this paper we present some new results of our interdisciplinary research in the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, state of Rio de Janeiro. 2013 artículo científico 0001-3765 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32727844006 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=327 Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências application/pdf Academia Brasileira de Ciências Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.85
title Impact of natural climate change and historical land use on landscape development in the Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Rio de Janeir
Atlantic Forest
historical land use
landscape development
natural climate change
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