Antarctic palebiology: glacial refugia and constraints on past ice-sheet reconstructions

Paleobiological approaches reveal the long-term (Myr) survival of Antarctic terrestrial, marine and freshwater fauna in glacial refugia, which provides constraints for models of past ice sheet extent.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Newman, L, Convey, P, Gibson, JAE, Linse, K
Format:	Text
Language:	English
Published:	Royal Swedish Academy of Science, International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme 2009
Subjects:	Environmental Sciences Ecological Applications Ecological Impacts of Climate Change Antarctic Antarc* Ice Sheet
Online Access:	http://www.pages-igbp.org/products/newsletters http://ecite.utas.edu.au/61006

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Summary:	Paleobiological approaches reveal the long-term (Myr) survival of Antarctic terrestrial, marine and freshwater fauna in glacial refugia, which provides constraints for models of past ice sheet extent.