A paisagem de Vila Velha e seu significado para a Teoria dos Refúgios e a evolução do domínio morfoclimático dos Planaltos das Araucárias

Abstract

This work aims to reconstruct the late-pleistocene landscape of Vila Velha Park, one of the most important conservation areas of Paraná State, that preserves a typical ecosystems sample of the southern brazilian highlands. These consists of grasslands and subtropical forests as well as vegetal species considered palaeoclimate relicts of the driest pleistocenic epochs and genetically descend from the central Brazilian Cerrado. More than an attempt to distinguish and classify Vila Velha’s present and past types of landscape, this research strives to contribute to the knowledge regarding the evolution of the Araucaria Highlands Morphoclimatic Area. The methodology consists of analyzing palaeopalinologic data and proposing hypothesis concerning the origins of Southern Brazilian Highlands landscape.

Keywords

• Evolução da paisagem
• Teoria dos Refúgios Florestais
• Vila Velha
• Domínio dos Planaltos das Araucárias