Silane da Silva
Silane da Silva
Address
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute/CTPA
Balboa, Ancon Republic of Panama
Unit 0948
APO, AA 34002-0948
Telephone: +507 212-8057
silvas@si.edu
silane@inpa.gov.br
Education
Ph. D. Ecology: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2004-
M. Sc. Botany: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 2004
B.Sc. Biology: Universidade Federal de Rondônia, 2001
Research Interests
1) Neogene Paleoecology and plant biogeography;
2) High resolution biostratigraphy as application of Graphic Correlation, CONOP and RASC methods to interpret palynological events;
3) Palynology of fossiliferous outcrops in Acre and Amazonas, Brazil, using quantitative stratigraphy methods.
Current Research
I am studying the Miocene History of the Northwestern part of South America. During the Miocene, the Eastern Andes Uplifted may have played an important role in species diversification via relief and depositional environment changes.
We are doing a detailed palynological analysis of the Llanos foothills in Colombia and Brazilian Amazon. We use these data to reconstruct the Miocene palynoflora and understand how plant distribution and diversity were modified by environmental changes.
This Information will allow us to understand origin and maintenance of high diversity found in Northwestern of the South America.
Selected Bibliography
FACUNDO, V. A.; SÁ, A. L.; SILVA, S. A. F. da; MORAES, S. M.; MATOS,
C. R.; BRAZ-FILHO, R. Three new natural cyclopentenedione derivatives from Piper carniconnectium. J.Braz. Chem. Soc. v. 14, p. 1-6.
LATRUBESSE, E.M; COZZUOL, M. A.; SILVA, S.A.F da; ABSY, M.L. Late Miocene of the Acre Basin. Earth and planetary changes (In Press).
LATRUBESSE, E.M; SILVA, S.A.F da; COZZUOL, M. A.; ABSY, M.L. No sea-way through southwestern Amazonia during the Late Miocene: Evidence from Acre. Quaternary Science Review (Submitted).
ABSY, M. L.; COZZUOL, M. A.; SENNA, C. S. F. de; SILVA, S. A.F. da. 2003. Paleoenvironmental changes recorded by fauna and pollen during Cenozoic. IX Brazilian Association of Quaternary Study (ABEQUA) 2003, Recife. IX. 2003. IX Brazilian Association of Quaternary Study Annals, 2003.
SILVA, S. A. F. da; ABSY, M. L.; DINO, R.; ANTONIOLI, L. 2004. Palynology of the Solimões Formation sediments in northwestern Amazonas State, Brazil. XI INTERNATIONAL PALYNOLOGICAL CONGRESS, 2004, Granada. Spain, July 2004. Polen, 14: 195-196.
SILVA, S. A. F. da; ABSY, M. L.; DINO, R.; ANTONIOLI, L. 2004. Palinostratigraphy data of the Acre State samples, Brazil. XI PALEOBOTANISTS AND PALYNOLOGISTS MEETING, 2004. Rio Grande do Sul, UFRS. 2004. p.140.
SILVA, S. A. F. da; DINO, R.; ABSY, M. L. 2003. Miocene palynomorphs of the Solimões Basin, North Brazil. 3rd LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF SEDIMENTOLOGY, 2003, Bélem. 3rd Latin American Congress of sedimentology annals. p.283.
COZZUOL, M. A.; SILVA, S.A.F da. 2003. The biotic diversity of the Neogene Solimões Formation, Problems and data. 3rd LATIN AMERICAN CONGRESS OF SEDIMENTOLOGY, 2003, Bélem. 3rd Latin American Congress of sedimentology annals. p.264.