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Effects of Past Global Change on Life (1995) / Chapter Skim
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... Subzones Y2, Y1, Y1A, and Z2 correspond to the late glacial, the meltwater spike, the Younger Dryas, and the early Holocene, respectively. ruber during the meltwater spike also cannot be translated into temperature because of the low-salinity overprint.
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Key Terms

  • meltwater spike
  • late glacial
  • north atlantic
  • meltwater influx
  • orca basin

  • laurentide ice
  • globigerinoides ruber
  • atlantic region
  • oxygen isotopic
  • deglacial warming

  • environmental changes
  • surface water
  • planktonic foraminiferal
  • water masses


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