Last Glacial Maximum environmental conditions at Andøya, northern Norway; evidence for a northern ice-edge ecological “hotspot”

• Published in: Quaternary Science Reviews
• Main Authors: Alsos, Inger Greve, Sjøgren, Per Johan E, Brown, Antony, Gielly, Ludovic, Merkel, Marie Føreid, Paus, Aage, Lammers, Youri, Edwards, Mary E., Alm, Torbjørn, Leng, Melanie, Goslar, Tomasz, Langdon, Cathrine, Bakke, Jostein, Van Der Bilt, Willem
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Geosciences: 450; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Geofag: 450; Andøya; Arctic; Guano; Norway; Øvre; øvre Æråsvatnet; Alle alle; little auk; Northern Norway; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20256; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2020.106364

Andøya on the NW coast of Norway is a key site for understanding the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) in northern Europe. Controversy has arisen concerning the local conditions, especially about the timing and extent of local glacial cover, maximum July temperatures and whether pine and/or spruce could ha...