Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina

Pollen and diatom assemblages of the sediment record from Laguna Potrok Aike provide new data about the vegetation and climate history since 16,100 cal BP of the drylands in the Patagonian Steppe, some 80 km east of the Andes on the southernmost Argentinean mainland. In combination with formerly pub...

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Autores principales: Wille, M., Maidana, N.I., Schäbitz, F., Fey, M., Haberzettl, T., Janssen, S., Lücke, A., Mayr, C., Ohlendorf, C., Schleser, G.H., Zolitschka, B.
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spelling todo:paper_00346667_v146_n1-4_p234_Wille2023-10-03T14:46:00Z Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina Wille, M. Maidana, N.I. Schäbitz, F. Fey, M. Haberzettl, T. Janssen, S. Lücke, A. Mayr, C. Ohlendorf, C. Schleser, G.H. Zolitschka, B. diatoms Holocene Late Glacial pollen southern Patagonia vegetation-and climate history climate change diatom Holocene late glacial microfossil pollen record steppe vegetation Andes Argentina Laguna Potrok Aike Patagonia Santa Cruz [Argentina] South America Bacillariophyta Ovis aries Pollen and diatom assemblages of the sediment record from Laguna Potrok Aike provide new data about the vegetation and climate history since 16,100 cal BP of the drylands in the Patagonian Steppe, some 80 km east of the Andes on the southernmost Argentinean mainland. In combination with formerly published geochemical sediment proxies it is shown that during the Late Glacial the steppe was cold, wind speeds were low and available moisture was high. Pollen, diatoms and geochemical parameters record increasing temperatures and decreasing moisture availability resulting in falling lake levels in the steppe culminating in the lowest lake levels around 7640 cal BP. Contemporaneously, Andean Forest established in the mountains and probably wind speeds increased. Between 6000 and 2300 cal BP the pollen record points to cyclic seasonality fluctuations in the steppe and the Andes. After 2300 cal BP the research area became increasingly humid and the Andean Forest underwent changes in floristic composition. Sheep breeders arrived in the 19th century, and in the 20th century conditions in the steppe area became drier. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00346667_v146_n1-4_p234_Wille
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topic diatoms
Holocene
Late Glacial
pollen
southern Patagonia
vegetation-and climate history
climate change
diatom
Holocene
late glacial
microfossil
pollen
record
steppe
vegetation
Andes
Argentina
Laguna Potrok Aike
Patagonia
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Bacillariophyta
Ovis aries
spellingShingle diatoms
Holocene
Late Glacial
pollen
southern Patagonia
vegetation-and climate history
climate change
diatom
Holocene
late glacial
microfossil
pollen
record
steppe
vegetation
Andes
Argentina
Laguna Potrok Aike
Patagonia
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Bacillariophyta
Ovis aries
Wille, M.
Maidana, N.I.
Schäbitz, F.
Fey, M.
Haberzettl, T.
Janssen, S.
Lücke, A.
Mayr, C.
Ohlendorf, C.
Schleser, G.H.
Zolitschka, B.
Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
topic_facet diatoms
Holocene
Late Glacial
pollen
southern Patagonia
vegetation-and climate history
climate change
diatom
Holocene
late glacial
microfossil
pollen
record
steppe
vegetation
Andes
Argentina
Laguna Potrok Aike
Patagonia
Santa Cruz [Argentina]
South America
Bacillariophyta
Ovis aries
description Pollen and diatom assemblages of the sediment record from Laguna Potrok Aike provide new data about the vegetation and climate history since 16,100 cal BP of the drylands in the Patagonian Steppe, some 80 km east of the Andes on the southernmost Argentinean mainland. In combination with formerly published geochemical sediment proxies it is shown that during the Late Glacial the steppe was cold, wind speeds were low and available moisture was high. Pollen, diatoms and geochemical parameters record increasing temperatures and decreasing moisture availability resulting in falling lake levels in the steppe culminating in the lowest lake levels around 7640 cal BP. Contemporaneously, Andean Forest established in the mountains and probably wind speeds increased. Between 6000 and 2300 cal BP the pollen record points to cyclic seasonality fluctuations in the steppe and the Andes. After 2300 cal BP the research area became increasingly humid and the Andean Forest underwent changes in floristic composition. Sheep breeders arrived in the 19th century, and in the 20th century conditions in the steppe area became drier. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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author Wille, M.
Maidana, N.I.
Schäbitz, F.
Fey, M.
Haberzettl, T.
Janssen, S.
Lücke, A.
Mayr, C.
Ohlendorf, C.
Schleser, G.H.
Zolitschka, B.
author_facet Wille, M.
Maidana, N.I.
Schäbitz, F.
Fey, M.
Haberzettl, T.
Janssen, S.
Lücke, A.
Mayr, C.
Ohlendorf, C.
Schleser, G.H.
Zolitschka, B.
author_sort Wille, M.
title Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
title_short Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
title_full Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
title_fullStr Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Vegetation and climate dynamics in southern South America: The microfossil record of Laguna Potrok Aike, Santa Cruz, Argentina
title_sort vegetation and climate dynamics in southern south america: the microfossil record of laguna potrok aike, santa cruz, argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00346667_v146_n1-4_p234_Wille
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