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Relict inland mangrove ecosystem reveals Last Interglacial sea levels.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 12 Oct 2021
Aburto-Oropeza Octavio, Burelo-Ramos Carlos Manuel, Ezcurra Exequiel, Ezcurra Paula, Henriquez Claudia L, Vanderplank Sula E, Zapata Felipe
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Climatic oscillations during the Pleistocene played a major role in shaping the spatial distribution and demographic dynamics of Earth's biota, including our own species. The Last Interglacial (LIG) or Eemian Period (ca. 130 to 115 thousand years B.P.) was particularly influential because this period of peak warmth led to the retreat of all ice sheets with concomitant changes in global sea level. The impact of...
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