Hydroclimatic variability drove human-megafauna-environment interactions during the late Pleistocene/Early Holocene in central Chile

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dc.contributor.authorFrugone-Alvarez, Matias
dc.contributor.authorLabarca, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorAranbarri, Josu
dc.contributor.authorBriceno, Matias
dc.contributor.authorVillacis, Leonardo A.
dc.contributor.authorGodoy-Aguirre, Carolina
dc.contributor.authorDelgado-Huertas, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorBlanco, Jose
dc.contributor.authorLatorre, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorGonzalez-Guarda, Erwin
dc.contributor.authorVillavicencio, Natalia
dc.contributor.authorTornero, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorIriarte, Jose
dc.contributor.authorValero-Garces, Blas
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-15T10:30:17Z
dc.date.available2026-01-15T10:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractMajor environmental changes were occurring when the first modern humans arrived in South America during the Pleistocene-Holocene transition. How these changes shaped human-environmental interactions across this period remains unclear. We analyzed the stratigraphy, biogeochemistry, and paleoclimatic models of the Ancient Tagua Tagua Lake (ATTL) in central Chile, one of the few continuous records of human and megafauna interactions with their environment in South America, to reconstruct the ATTL's ecosystem dynamics over the past 20,000 years. The results reveal that the ATTL transitioned from a shallow, cool lake with storm-driven alluvial deposition to a warmer, deeper, and more productive lake about 12,500 years ago, aligning with the arrival of early humans. The ATTL became wetter but experienced severe droughts between 11,000 and 8,500 years ago, linked to shifts in Southern Westerly Winds and ENSO-like patterns. Fluctuating conditions drove humans and fauna to seek refuge in the basin, emphasizing local paleohydrology's role in shaping early human-ecosystem interactions.
dc.format.extent221 páginas
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104876
dc.identifier.eissn1872-6364
dc.identifier.issn0921-8181
dc.identifier.scopusidSCOPUS_ID:105005072895
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloplacha.2025.104876
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/107706
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:001495258900003
dc.information.autorucFacultad de Ciencias Biológicas; Latorre Hidalgo, Claudio; 0000-0003-4708-7599; 55090
dc.information.autorucNo Informado; Labarca Encina, Rafael Osvaldo; S/I; 1219111
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido parcial
dc.pagina.final221
dc.pagina.inicio205
dc.publisherTaylor and Francis
dc.relation.ispartofLiquid Ecologies in Latin American and Caribbean Art
dc.revistaGLOBAL AND PLANETARY CHANGE
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAncient Tagua Tagua Lake
dc.subjectFacies analysis
dc.subjectBiogeochemical proxies
dc.subjectArchaeology
dc.subjectPaleoclimate model
dc.subjectHuman-ecosystem interactions
dc.subject.ods15 Life on land
dc.subject.odspa15 Vida de ecosistemas terrestres
dc.titleHydroclimatic variability drove human-megafauna-environment interactions during the late Pleistocene/Early Holocene in central Chile
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen252
sipa.codpersvinculados55090
sipa.codpersvinculados1219111
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sipa.trazabilidadWOS-SCOPUS;2026-01-15
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