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L. Contreras
Researcher at Goethe University Frankfurt
Publications - 3
Citations - 384
L. Contreras is an academic researcher from Goethe University Frankfurt. The author has contributed to research in topics: Nothofagus & Climate change. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 292 citations.
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Persistent near-tropical warmth on the Antarctic continent during the early Eocene epoch
Jörg Pross,L. Contreras,Peter K. Bijl,David R. Greenwood,Steven M Bohaty,Stefan Schouten,James A Bendle,Ursula Röhl,Lisa Tauxe,J. Ian Raine,Claire E Huck,Tina van de Flierdt,Stewart S. R. Jamieson,Catherine E. Stickley,Bas van de Schootbrugge,Carlota Escutia,Henk Brinkhuis +16 more
TL;DR: It is shown that the climate in lowland settings along the Wilkes Land coast (at a palaeolatitude of about 70° south) supported the growth of highly diverse, near-tropical forests characterized by mesothermal to megathermal floral elements including palms and Bombacoideae.
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Early to Middle Eocene vegetation dynamics at the Wilkes Land Margin (Antarctica)
L. Contreras,Jörg Pross,Peter K. Bijl,Andreas Koutsodendris,J. Ian Raine,Bas van de Schootbrugge,Henk Brinkhuis +6 more
TL;DR: The authors examined the structure and diversity patterns of the early Eocene vegetation along the Wilkes Land margin and found that these vegetation types were similar to modern Nothofagus forests from New Caledonia.
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Southern high-latitude terrestrial climate change during the Palaeocene-Eocene derived from a marine pollen record (ODP Site 1172, East Tasman Plateau)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the climate and vegetation dynamics on Tasmania from the middle Palaeocene to the early Eocene (60.7-54.2 Ma) based on a sporomorph record from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1172 on the East Tasman Plateau.