Last Glacial Maximum refugia
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title:
Last Glacial Maximum refugia
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Last Glacial Maximum refugia were places (refugia) in which humans and other species survived during the Last Glacial Period, around 25,000 to 18,000 years ago. Glacial refugia are areas that climate changes were not as severe, and where species could recolonize after deglaciation. Globally, the temperatures during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) were 4.0 ± 0.8 °C cooler than present day. The colder climate contributed to ice sheet growth in North America, Europe, and Antarctica. At this time the
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Places of survival during glaciation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Glacial_Maximum_refugia
date created:
2007-04-21T08:54:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T22:26:29Z
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