Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1263-2016
https://doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1263-2016
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, Stephen J. Brooks, Philip B. Holden, Encarni Montoya, and William D. Gosling

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (21 Mar 2016) by Jürg Luterbacher
AR by Frazer Matthews-Bird on behalf of the Authors (24 Mar 2016)  Author's response
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Mar 2016) by Jürg Luterbacher
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (17 Apr 2016)
RR by David Porinchu (28 Apr 2016)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by Editor) (02 May 2016) by Jürg Luterbacher
AR by Frazer Matthews-Bird on behalf of the Authors (03 May 2016)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (06 May 2016) by Jürg Luterbacher
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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.