DOI: 10.1126/science.253.5023.1010. Allerød—Younger Dryas Lake Temperatures from Midge Fossils in Atlantic Canada

Allerød—Younger Dryas Lake Temperatures from Midge Fossils in Atlantic Canada

10.1126/science.253.5023.1010

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Abstract

Remains of freshwater midges are abundant in lake sediments, and their species distributions are closely related to the surface-water temperature of lakes; their distributions thus provide a powerful tool for paleoclimatology. The distribution of species in a core from Splan Pond in Atlantic Canada indicates that there were abrupt transitions in late-glacial temperatures between warm and cold states. The transitions are correlative with the well-known warm Allerød and cold Younger Dryas events in Europe. These data thus confirm the inference from palynological data that these events affected regions on both sides of the Atlantic.

Bibliography

Walker, I. R., Mott, R. J., & Smol, J. P. (1991). AllerÃ¸dâYounger Dryas Lake Temperatures from Midge Fossils in Atlantic Canada. Science, 253(5023), 1010â1012.

Authors 3

Ian R. Walker (first)
Robert J. Mott (additional)
John P. Smol (additional)

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Deposited	1 year, 7 months ago (Jan. 12, 2024, 10:01 a.m.)
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Issued	33 years, 11 months ago (Aug. 30, 1991)
Published	33 years, 11 months ago (Aug. 30, 1991)
Published Print	33 years, 11 months ago (Aug. 30, 1991)

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BibTeX

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