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Quat Sci Rev 20:1289–1308 Mommersteeg H (1998) Vegetation development and cyclic and abrupt climatic change during the late Quaternary: palynological evidence from the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. PhD Thesis, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Mommersteeg H, Hooghiemstra H (2006) Centennial-scale vegetation and climate change in the tropical Andes during the last 80 kyr from 18-m Colombian pollen record Fuquene-7. Palaeogeogr Palaeoclimatol Palaeoecol (in press) Morley RJ (2000) Origin and evolution of tropical rain forests.
Again, in these forests, the phenology of most oak species is suggestive of the phenology of their northern counterparts, with flowering generally occurring in the ‘spring’ (January–April), and mature fruits falling in the ‘fall’ (September–November, with a peak in October). Thus, if we wish to contrast the oaks of Central America south of Mexico with those of Mexico, we can generally say that phenologically/ecologically, we have two groups – the montane Mexican group (generally above 1,500 m), and the tropical group (generally below 1,500 m).
For a long time, oak resided in Central America at the southern periphery of its distribution area. , Stehli and Webb 1985). This is substantiated by the first appearance date (FAD) of two trees, Alnus (alder) and Quercus (oak), in long Colombian pollen records (Fig. 2). 1 Ma BP, Immigration of Oak into Northern South America: a Paleo-Ecological Document 19 Fig. 2. Main pollen diagram of the 357-m-long Funza-1 core, taken from the Bogotá basin at 2,550 m altitude. It shows the individual records of selected trees and shrubs.