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Millennial-scale vegetation changes in the tropical Andes using ecological grouping and ordination methods
Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of
Exeter, Exeter, UK
Henry Hooghiemstra
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Oscar Rama-Corredor
Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Belen Martrat
Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Joan O. Grimalt
Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
Lonnie Thompson
School of Earth Sciences and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, The
Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
Mark B. Bush
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA
Zaire González-Carranza
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of
Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jennifer Hanselman
Department of Biology, Westfield State University, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
Bryan Valencia
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, USA
César Velásquez-Ruiz
Bio-Science School, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, Colombia
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Short summary
We compare eight pollen records reflecting environmental change in the tropical Andes over the past 30 000 years. Our analysis focuses on the signature of millennial-scale climate variability in the tropical Andes: Heinrich stadials (HS) and Greenland interstadials (GI). We identify rapid responses of the tropical vegetation, with downslope upper forest line (UFL) migrations and cooling during HS and the Younger Dryas.
We compare eight pollen records reflecting environmental change in the tropical Andes over the...
