Paleoecology of late-glacial peats from the bering land bridge, Chukchi Sea shelf region, northwestern Alaska
Quaternary Research
By: S. A. Elias, S. K. Short, and R. L. Phillips
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Abstract
Insect fossils and pollen from late Pleistocene nonmarine peat layers were recovered from cores from the shelf region of the Chukchi Sea at depths of about 50 m below sea level. The peats date to 11,300-11,000 yr B.P. and provide a limiting age for the regional Pleistocene-Holocene marine transgression. The insect fossils are indicative of arctic coastal habitats like those of the Mackenzie Delta region (mean July temperatures = 10.6-14??C) suggesting that 11,000 yr ago the exposed Chukchi Sea shelf had a climate substantially warmer than modern coastal regions of the Alaskan north slope. The pollen spectra are consistent with the age assignment to the Birch Interval (14,000-9000 yr B.P.). The data suggest a meadow-like graminoid tundra with birch shrubs and some willow shrubs growing in sheltered areas. ?? 1992.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Paleoecology of late-glacial peats from the bering land bridge, Chukchi Sea shelf region, northwestern Alaska |
| Series title | Quaternary Research |
| DOI | 10.1016/0033-5894(92)90045-K |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Year Published | 1992 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Publisher location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Quaternary Research |
| First page | 371 |
| Last page | 378 |
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