Search Results - "Fontana, Sonia L"

Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia by Parducci, Laura, Jørgensen, Tina, Tollefsrud, Mari Mette, Elverland, Ellen, Alm, Torbjørn, Fontana, Sonia L., Bennett, K. D., Haile, James, Matetovici, Irina, Suyama, Yoshihisa, Edwards, Mary E., Andersen, Kenneth, Rasmussen, Morten, Boessenkool, Sanne, Coissac, Eric, Brochmann, Christian, Taberlet, Pierre, Houmark-Nielsen, Michael, Larsen, Nicolaj Krog, Orlando, Ludovic, Gilbert, M. Thomas P., Kjaer, Kurt H., Alsos, Inger Greve, Willerslev, Eske

“…It is commonly believed that trees were absent in Scandinavia during the last glaciation and first recolonized the Scandinavian Peninsula with the retreat of…”
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Proxy comparison in ancient peat sediments: pollen, macrofossil and plant DNA by Parducci, Laura, Väliranta, Minna, Salonen, J. Sakari, Ronkainen, Tiina, Matetovici, Irina, Fontana, Sonia L., Eskola, Tiina, Sarala, Pertti, Suyama, Yoshihisa

“…We compared DNA, pollen and macrofossil data obtained from Weichselian interstadial (age more than 40 kyr) and Holocene (maximum age 8400 cal yr BP) peat…”
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Molecular‐ and pollen‐based vegetation analysis in lake sediments from central Scandinavia by Parducci, Laura, Matetovici, Irina, Fontana, Sonia L, Bennett, K. D, Suyama, Yoshihisa, Haile, James, Kjær, Kurt H, Larsen, Nicolaj K, Drouzas, Andreas D, Willerslev, Eske

“…Plant and animal biodiversity can be studied by obtaining DNA directly from the environment. This new approach in combination with the use of generic barcoding…”
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Rapid Lateglacial tree population dynamics and ecosystem changes in the eastern Baltic region by Heikkilä, Maija, Fontana, Sonia L., Seppä, Heikki

“…A growing body of evidence implies that the concept of 'treeless tundra' in eastern and northern Europe fails to explain the rapidity of Lateglacial and…”
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The impact of recent land-use change in the Araucaria araucana forest in northern Patagonia by Moreno-Gonzalez, Ricardo, Giesecke, Thomas, Fontana, Sonia L

“…Land-use change in the form of extensive Pinus plantations is currently altering the natural vegetation cover at the forest–steppe ecotone in northern…”
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Late-Holocene vegetation dynamics and disturbance regimes in north Patagonia Argentina (40°S) by Álvarez-Barra, Valentina, Giesecke, Thomas, Fontana, Sonia L.

“…Natural disturbance processes such as volcanic eruptions, fire and human activities are important vegetation drivers in north Patagonia. Here, we tested the…”
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Structure and dynamics of a Pampa plain, (Argentina) shallow lake over the last 600 years by Sánchez Vuichard, Guillermina, Stutz, Silvina, Tonello, Marcela Sandra, Navarro, Diego, Schmelz, Marion, Fontana, Sonia L.

“…A multi-proxy analysis, including pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs and plant macrofossil remains was performed to reconstruct the paleoenvironmental history of…”
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Revisiting pollen accumulation rates from Swedish lake sediments by Giesecke, Thomas, Fontana, Sonia L.

“…Early hope that the estimation of pollen accumulation-rates (PAR) from lake sediments would permit the quantitative reconstruction of past vegetational…”
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Holocene changes in trophic states of shallow lakes from the Pampa plain of Argentina by Stutz, Silvina, Borel, C Marcela, Fontana, Sonia L, Tonello, Marcela S

“…Changes in trophic status of shallow lakes from the southeastern Pampa plain of Argentina are evaluated based on the relative presence of submerged macrophytes…”
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Postglacial vegetation dynamics of western Tierra del Fuego by Fontana, Sonia L, Bennett, KD

“…The southern fringes of the South American landmass provide a rare opportunity to examine the development of moorland vegetation with sparse tree cover in a…”
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Nothofagus forest dynamics and palaeoenvironmental variations during the mid and late Holocene, in southwest Patagonia by Echeverria, Marcos E, Sottile, Gonzalo D, Mancini, María V, Fontana, Sonia L

“…Southern Patagonia intersects the core of the Southern Westerlies, providing a unique opportunity for palaeo-reconstructions and the implication of past wind…”
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Coastal Dune Vegetation of the Southern Pampas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Its Value for Conservation by Monserrat, Ana Laura, Celsi, Cintia E., Fontana, Sonia L.

“…MONSERRAT, A.L.; CELSI, C.E., and FONTANA, S.L., 2012. Coastal dune vegetation of the Southern Pampas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and its value for conservation…”
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Response to Comment on “Glacial Survival of Boreal Trees in Northern Scandinavia” by Parducci, Laura, Edwards, Mary E, Bennett, K D, Alm, Torbjoern, Elverland, Ellen, Tollefsrud, Mari Mette, Joergensen, Tina, Houmark-Nielsen, Michael, Larsen, Nicolaj Krog, Kjaer, Kurt H, Fontana, Sonia L, Alsos, Inger Greve, Willerslev, Eske

“…Birks et al . question our proposition that trees survived the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in Northern Scandinavia. We dispute their interpretation of our…”
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Coastal dune vegetation and pollen representation in south Buenos Aires Province, Argentina by Fontana, Sonia L.

“…Aim To establish the relationship between coastal dune vegetation and its pollen representation as an aid to interpret Holocene vegetation dynamics and…”
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From early pollen trapping experiments to the Pollen Monitoring Programme by Giesecke, Thomas, Fontana, Sonia L., van der Knaap, Willem O., Pardoe, Heather S., Pidek, Irena A.

“…Pollen monitoring has become a standard investigation method for researchers in several disciplines; among them are Quaternary palynologists, who conduct…”
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Late Holocene climate and environment of the SE Pampa grasslands, Argentina, inferred from biological indicators in shallow, freshwater Lake Nahuel Rucá by Stutz, Silvina, Borel, C. Marcela, Fontana, Sonia L., del Puerto, Laura, Inda, Hugo, García-Rodriguez, Felipe, Tonello, Marcela S.

“…We analyzed pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs), calcareous microfossils, plant macrofossils, diatoms, chrysophyte cysts, opal phytoliths and organic matter…”
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Palaeoenvironmental changes since the Last Glacial Maximum: Patterns, timing and dynamics throughout South America by Fontana, Sonia L, Bianchi, María Martha, Bennett, KD

“…The vast diversity of present vegetation and environments that occur throughout South America (12°N to 56°S) is the result of diverse processes that have been…”
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Holocene Vegetation History and Palaeoenvironmental Conditions on the Temperate Atlantic Coast of Argentina, as Inferred from Multi-Proxy Lacustrine Records by Fontana, Sonia L.

“…Holocene vegetation history and palaeoenvironmental conditions are investigated at the south coast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. La Olla 1 and Laguna…”
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The effect of climate conditions on inter-annual flowering variability monitored by pollen traps below the canopy in Draved Forest, Denmark by Nielsen, Anne Birgitte, Møller, Peter Friis, Giesecke, Thomas, Stavngaard, Beth, Fontana, Sonia L., Bradshaw, Richard H. W.

“…Since 1967 annual pollen deposition has been monitored in the semi-natural mixed deciduous woodland Draved Forest by the Geological Survey of Denmark. In this…”
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A new giant cypridid ostracod (Crustacea) from southern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina by FONTANA, Sonia L, BALLENT, Sara

“…Amphicypris argentinensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated from Laguna Caliba, an ephemeral fresh water lake from the southern coast of Buenos Aires…”
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