Mieke Sterken,
Elie Verleyen,
Koen Sabbe, Griet Terryn, François Charlet,
Sebastien Bertrand, Xavier Boës, Nathalie Fagel,
Marc De Batist,
Wim Vyverman, et al.
A late Quaternary diatom stratigraphy of Lago Puyehue (40 degrees 40'S, 72 degrees 28'W) was examined in order to infer past limnological and climatic changes in the South-Chilean Lake District. The diatom assemblages were well preserved in a 1,122 cm long, (14)C-dated sediment core spanning the last 17,900 years, and were in support of an early deglaciation of Lago Puyehue. The presence of a short cold spell in South Chile, equivalent to the ...