It looks like the paper corresponding to the conf abs is  but it doesnt actually mention LIA Another paper in the special section is  which mentions LIA several time saying during the southernhemisphere equivalent of the Little Ice Age in the abstract but waffling ensues  is much stronger The AD  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