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Abstract

AbstractStratigraphic analyses of outcrops, shorelines, and diatoms from the southern Bolivian Altiplano (Uyuni-Coipasa basin) reveal two major lacustrine phases during the late-glacial period and the early Holocene, based on a chronology established by radiocarbon and U/Th control. A comparison of14C and230Th/234U ages shows that during times of high lake level, radiocarbon ages are valid. However, during low-water periods,14C ages must be corrected for a reservoir effect. The lacustrine Tauca phase started a little before 16,00014C yr B.P., and the lake level reached its maximum between 13,000 and 12,00014C yr B.P. A dry event (Ticaña) occurred after ca. 12,000 and before 950014C yr B.P. A moderate lacustrine oscillation (Coipasa event) occurred between ca. 9500 and 850014C yr B.P., using a reservoir-corrected conventional14C chronology. Comparisons between the lake-level chronology in the Uyuni-Coipasa basin and data from other southern tropical areas of South America suggest that the lacustrine evolution may reflect large-scale climatic changes.

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Sylvestre, F., Servant, M., Servant-Vildary, S., Causse, C., Fournier, M., & Ybert, J.-P. (1999). Lake-Level Chronology on the Southern Bolivian Altiplano (18°–23°S) During Late-Glacial Time and the Early Holocene. Quaternary Research, 51(1), 54–66.

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@article{Sylvestre_1999, title={Lake-Level Chronology on the Southern Bolivian Altiplano (18°–23°S) During Late-Glacial Time and the Early Holocene}, volume={51}, ISSN={1096-0287}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/qres.1998.2017}, DOI={10.1006/qres.1998.2017}, number={1}, journal={Quaternary Research}, publisher={Cambridge University Press (CUP)}, author={Sylvestre, Florence and Servant, Michel and Servant-Vildary, Simone and Causse, Christiane and Fournier, Marc and Ybert, Jean-Pierre}, year={1999}, month=jan, pages={54–66} }