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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1263-2016
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https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1263-2016
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Research article
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01 Jun 2016
Research article |
| 01 Jun 2016
Inferring late-Holocene climate in the Ecuadorian Andes using a chironomid-based temperature inference model
Frazer Matthews-Bird
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth, Environment & Ecosystems, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Biological Sciences, Florida Institute of Technology, 150 West
University Boulevard, Melbourne, FL 32901, USA
Stephen J. Brooks
Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road,
London, SW7 5BD, UK
Philip B. Holden
Department of Earth, Environment & Ecosystems, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Encarni Montoya
Department of Earth, Environment & Ecosystems, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Institute of Earth Sciences Jaume Almera (ICTJA-CSIC), C.Lluis Sole-Sabaris s/n 08028 Barcelona, Spain
William D. Gosling
Department of Earth, Environment & Ecosystems, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK
Palaeoecology & Landscape Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity &
Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. Box 94248, 1090 GE
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- History of limnology in Ecuador: a foundation for a growing field in the country M. Steinitz-Kannan et al. 10.1007/s10750-020-04291-1
- Identifying temporal and spatial patterns of diatom community change in the tropical Andes over the last c. 150 years X. Benito et al. 10.1111/jbi.13561
- Chironomid assemblages in surface sediments from 182 lakes across New England and Eastern Canada: Development and validation of a new summer temperature transfer function T. Suranyi et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109333
- Aquatic community response to volcanic eruptions on the Ecuadorian Andean flank: evidence from the palaeoecological record F. Matthews-Bird et al. 10.1007/s10933-017-0001-0
- The Medieval Climate Anomaly in South America S. Lüning et al. 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.10.041
- Temperature change as a driver of spatial patterns and long‐term trends in chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) diversity S. Engels et al. 10.1111/gcb.14862
- Identifying environmental drivers of fungal non-pollen palynomorphs in the montane forest of the eastern Andean flank, Ecuador N. Loughlin et al. 10.1017/qua.2017.73
- Long-term and regional perspectives on recent change in lacustrine diatom communities in the tropical Andes S. Fritz et al. 10.1007/s10933-018-0056-6
- BUMPER v1.0: a Bayesian user-friendly model for palaeo-environmental reconstruction P. Holden et al. 10.5194/gmd-10-483-2017
- Forests protect aquatic communities from detrimental impact by volcanic deposits in the tropical Andes (Ecuador) E. Montoya et al. 10.1007/s10113-021-01783-1
10 citations as recorded by crossref.
- History of limnology in Ecuador: a foundation for a growing field in the country M. Steinitz-Kannan et al. 10.1007/s10750-020-04291-1
- Identifying temporal and spatial patterns of diatom community change in the tropical Andes over the last c. 150 years X. Benito et al. 10.1111/jbi.13561
- Chironomid assemblages in surface sediments from 182 lakes across New England and Eastern Canada: Development and validation of a new summer temperature transfer function T. Suranyi et al. 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109333
- Aquatic community response to volcanic eruptions on the Ecuadorian Andean flank: evidence from the palaeoecological record F. Matthews-Bird et al. 10.1007/s10933-017-0001-0
- The Medieval Climate Anomaly in South America S. Lüning et al. 10.1016/j.quaint.2018.10.041
- Temperature change as a driver of spatial patterns and long‐term trends in chironomid (Insecta: Diptera) diversity S. Engels et al. 10.1111/gcb.14862
- Identifying environmental drivers of fungal non-pollen palynomorphs in the montane forest of the eastern Andean flank, Ecuador N. Loughlin et al. 10.1017/qua.2017.73
- Long-term and regional perspectives on recent change in lacustrine diatom communities in the tropical Andes S. Fritz et al. 10.1007/s10933-018-0056-6
- BUMPER v1.0: a Bayesian user-friendly model for palaeo-environmental reconstruction P. Holden et al. 10.5194/gmd-10-483-2017
- Forests protect aquatic communities from detrimental impact by volcanic deposits in the tropical Andes (Ecuador) E. Montoya et al. 10.1007/s10113-021-01783-1
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Short summary
Chironomidae are a family of two-winged aquatic fly of the order Diptera. The family is species rich (> 5000 described species) and extremely sensitive to environmental change, particualy temperature. Across the Northern Hemisphere, chironomids have been widely used as paleotemperature proxies as the chitinous remains of the insect are readily preserved in lake sediments. This is the first study using chironomids as paleotemperature proxies in tropical South America.
Chironomidae are a family of two-winged aquatic fly of the order Diptera. The family is species...
