It looks like the paper corresponding to the conf abs is , but it doesn't actually mention LIA. Another paper in the special section is  which mentions LIA several time saying "...during the southern-hemisphere equivalent of the Little Ice Age" in the abstract, but waffling ensues.  is much stronger "The A.D. 1490–1700 wet period is associated with the onset of the European Little Ice Age (LIA) and interpreted as its local signature. This work supports the fact that the LIA was a global event, not only restricted to the Northern Hemisphere." -