This paper reviews current understanding of deglaciation in North, Central and South
America from the Last Glacial Maximum to the beginning of the Holocene. Together with …

This review updates the chronology of Andean glaciation during the Lateglacial and the
Holocene from the numerous articles and reviews published over the past three decades …

The formation and sinking of biogenic particles mediate vertical mass fluxes and drive
elemental cycling in the ocean. Whereas marine sciences have focused primarily on particle …

Libby Robin has carved a successful academic career for herself as an environmental
historian of Australia, whilst serving as a Research Fellow at the acclaimed Centre for …

Past fluctuations of tropical and sub-tropical glaciers provide important palaeoclimate
proxies for regions where other forms of evidence are rare. However, published equilibrium …

Plant macrofossils, percentage abundance of grass taxa, fecal-pellet δ13C, and plant-cuticle
contents from 49 fossil rodent middens dated by 14C record changes in local vegetation and …

Fine-resolution fossil pollen and charcoal analyses reconstruct a vegetation and fire history
in the area surrounding Lake Titicaca (3810 m, Peru/Bolivia) since ca. 27 500 cal yr BP …

Geological events of biological importance in the history of the Andes include their impact on
global climates through an influence on atmospheric circulation, rainfall patterns, and the …

Glaciation in the humid tropical Andes is a sensitive indicator of mean annual temperature.
Here, we present sedimentological data from lakes beyond the glacial limit in the tropical …

In this article we describe natural hazards associated with outburst floods of Palcacocha
Lake and landslide events on the slopes of its moraine dam, in Cojup Valley, Cordillera …