• Cerros de Mavecure, Guainía department, Colombia. Devil's Canyon in the Canaima National Park, Venezuela. Map of the Guianas.
  • The guiana shield is an elevated, tropical biome. The guiana shield is generated above the clouds, often peaking around Y = 200...
  • The full Guiana Shield region includes one of the world’s last remaining blocks of pristine rain forest, which boasts a rich biodiversity and contributes significantly to...
  • Spinifex textures have not been reported elsewhere in the Guayana Shield (Gibbs, 1987), although peridotitic komatiite has been identified in central French Guiana...
  • In the heart of the Guiana Shield and Highlands, the symphony of geological formations and ecological wonders plays on.
  • This chapter describes the geologic, topographic and hydrologic evolution of the Guiana Shield, focusing on suckermouth armored catfishes.
  • We conclude that the diverse loricariid fauna of the Guiana Shield accumulated gradually over tens of millions of years with major lineages being shaped by...
  • The Guianas cover nearly a fifth of the Guiana Shield, and the landscapes still remain in good condition while the marine environment is considered one of the...
  • The Guiana Shield boasts an estimated 12,500 species of flowering plants and a similar number of vascular plant species overall.