Vegetation and Fire at the Last Glacial Maximum in Tropical South America

2009 ◽  
pp. 89-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis E. Mayle ◽  
Michael J. Burn ◽  
Mitchell Power ◽  
Dunia H. Urrego
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
The Last Glacial ◽  
Tropical South America

Absence of Last Glacial Maximum Records in Lowland Tropical Forests

1998 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Pierre Ledru ◽  
Jacques Bertaux ◽  
Abdelfettah Sifeddine ◽  
Kenitiro Suguio
Keyword(s):  
South America ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Glacial Maximum ◽  
Radiocarbon Dates ◽  
Last Glacial ◽  
The Last Glacial Maximum ◽  
Pollen Records ◽  
The Last Glacial

Environmental conditions of the lowland tropical forests during the last glacial maximum (LGM) between ca 20,000 and 18,000 14C yr B.P., are reevaluated in terms of dating control and lithology analyzed in seven pollen records from South America. The reevaluation shows that probably in none of the published records are LGM sediments present or abundant. This conclusion is based on the occurrence of abrupt lithologic changes coupled with changes in sedimentation rate interpolated from radiocarbon dates. These findings suggest that the LGM was represented probably by a hiatus of several thousand years, indicative of drier climates than before or after.

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