An Ice-Core Pollen Record Showing Vegetation Response to Late-Glacial and Holocene Climate Changes at Nevado Sajama, Bolivia

• Main Authors: Reese, C. A., Liu, K. B., Thompson, L. G.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Aquila Digital Community 2013
• Subjects: Geography; Social and Behavioral Sciences; The Altiplano; Ice cap; ice core
• Online Access: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/7807; https://aquila.usm.edu/context/fac_pubs/article/8974/viewcontent/ice_core.pdf

We present the results of pollen analysis performed on an ice core recovered from Nevado Sajama, Bolivia, dated to 25 ka BP. Low pollen concentrations from 25 to 15 ka BP are consistent with the scenario of an expanded ice cap surrounded by sparse vegetation and cold conditions on the Altiplano duri...