Postglacial relative sea level histories of northern Vancouver Island, Canada

B Letham, D Fedje, CFG Hebda, A Dyck… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
The northwest coast of North America exhibits highly variable patterns of relative sea-level
(RSL) change following the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) that reflect proximity to the …

The Northeast Pacific Ocean and Northwest Coast of North America within the global climate system, 29,000 to 11,700 years ago

DH Mann, BV Gaglioti - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northwest Coast of North America stretches 4000 km from Bering Strait to
Washington State. Here we review the history of glaciation, sea level, oceanography, and …

Insights into bear evolution from a Pleistocene polar bear genome

T Lan, K Leppälä, C Tomlin, SL Talbot… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) has become a symbol of the threat to biodiversity from
climate change. Understanding polar bear evolutionary history may provide insights into …

[HTML][HTML] Cosmogenic ages indicate no MIS 2 refugia in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska

CK Walcott, JP Briner, JF Baichtal, AJ Lesnek… - …, 2022 - gchron.copernicus.org
The late-Pleistocene history of the coastal Cordilleran Ice Sheet remains relatively unstudied
compared to chronologies of the Laurentide Ice Sheet. Yet accurate reconstructions of …

Geomorphology and initiation mechanisms of the 2020 Haines, Alaska landslide

MM Darrow, VA Nelson, M Grilliot, J Wartman… - Landslides, 2022 - Springer
In early December 2020, an atmospheric river (AR) and rain-on-snow (ROS) event impacted
the Haines, Alaska area, resulting in record-breaking rainfall and snowmelt that caused …

Ancient bears provide insights into Pleistocene ice age refugia in Southeast Alaska

FA da Silva Coelho, S Gill, CM Tomlin… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract During the Late Pleistocene, major parts of North America were periodically
covered by ice sheets. However, there are still questions about whether ice‐free refugia …

Spodosol development and soil organic carbon distribution along a lithosequence in perhumid coastal temperate rainforest

J Fedenko, D D'Amore, D Spinola… - Soil Science Society …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A dense concentration of old‐growth forest and a wet, cold climate promote mineral
weathering and leaching in coastal temperate rainforest soils. Our objective was to assess …

Effect of varying temperature increases on the microbial community of Pleistocene and Holocene permafrost

LAC Nguyen, G Iwahana, S Fukuda, K Nakazawa… - Polar Science, 2024 - Elsevier
The total area covered by permafrost has been continually decreasing over the past
decades. This study investigates the effect of various temperature increases on the …

[HTML][HTML] Miocene-Holocene paleoenvironmental changes in the Tinto River estuary (SW Spain) evidenced by sedimentology, geochemistry and fauna

M Abad, M Arroyo, F Ruiz… - Carnets …, 2022 - paleopolis.rediris.es
Faeces produced by marine vertebrates and macro-invertebrates contain sufficient organic
matter to represent a usable food source for a wide array of macroscopic animals. In some …

Progress in Arctic Coastal Geomorphological Research in Times of Rapid Climate Warming

Z Owczarek, Z Stachowska-Kamińska… - Quaestiones …, 2024 - sciendo.com
OWCZAREK Z., STACHOWSKA-KAMIŃSKA Z., KOSTRZEWA O., SZCZYPIŃSKA M., 2024.
Progress in Arctic coastal geomorphological research in times of rapid climate warming …