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Global Land Environments since the Last Interglacial, Compiled by Jonathan Adams Entry ID: INTERGLACIAL_LAND_MAPS |
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Summary
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Abstract:
The paleo-ecosystems maps are based on simple compilations of the available information in the literature, relying heavily on the conclusions given by review papers for each subregion. Dates are given in radiocarbon years; the actual chronology in terms of 'real' years is still being worked out in the literature. The maps presented are based on inter-disciplinary interpretation of evidence from plant fossils, together with zoological evidence, soil and sedimentological analyses which also have some bearing on vegetation cover. The approach has been to review current literature and liase with experts from each region (acknowledged within the text). Given the scope of the task, regional review sources and published maps have been an important source of information, with less emphasis placed on consulting every published paper on each region (of which there are many thousands). In many areas, the evidence is sparsely distributed and the map reconstructions presented here should only be regarded as tentative. Summaries of the evidence from each region are presented, in order to give some impression of the quality of data currently available, and the present disagreements within the literature. It is to be expected that as further evidence accumulates over the coming years, significant revisions to these maps will become necessary. |
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Description: Access to documentation, analyses, and paleovegetation maps. |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 90.0 | S: -90.0 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
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Data Set Citation
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Dataset Originator/Creator:
Jonathan Adams
Dataset Title: Global Land Environments since the Last Interglacial Dataset Release Date: 2003 Dataset Publisher: Oak Ridge National Laboratory Online Resource: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/projects/qen/nerc.html |
Paleo_Temporal_Coverage
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Paleo Start Date:
150,000 ybp
Paleo Stop Date: 0 ybp Chrono Unit: |
Location Keywords
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CONTINENT
> AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
> AUSTRALIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA CONTINENT > ASIA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EURASIA CONTINENT > EUROPE CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL LAND |
Science Keywords
| BIOSPHERE >TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >VEGETATION COVER [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >VEGETATION SPECIES [Definition] |
| LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER >LAND COVER [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >GLACIATION [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >LAND RECORDS >PALEOVEGETATION [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS >VEGETATION RECONSTRUCTION [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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BIOTA
CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER |
Access Constraints
| None |
Use Constraints
| None |
Keywords
| Last Glacial Maximum |
| interglacial |
| land environments |
| global ecosystems |
| Holocene |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Originating Center
Data Center
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Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy
[Information]
Data Center URL: http://www.esd.ornl.gov/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
online WWW
Distribution_Format: GIS Layers Fees: none |
Personnel
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JONATHAN
ADAMS Role: INVESTIGATOR Phone: (63) (8) 8303 5646 Email: jadams at arts.adelaide.edu.au Contact Address: University of Adelaide Geography Department City: Adelaide Postal Code: SA 5005 Country: Australia |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2001-08-07
Last DIF Revision Date:
2010-08-26
Future DIF Review Date:
2002-07-16
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