The genus Quercus is among the most widespread and species‐rich tree genera in the
northern hemisphere. The extraordinary species diversity in America and Asia together with …

The interglacial known as MIS 11c (c. 426 000–396 000 years ago) receives intensive
international interest because of its perceived role as an analogue for the current interglacial …

The heavily-revised Practical Handbook of Marine Science, Fourth Edition continues its
tradition as a state-of-the-art reference that updates the field of marine science to meet the …

Abstract A new well-dated (18 14 C dates on short-lived terrestrial plant macrofossils, 210
Pb and 137 Cs dating) fine-resolution palaeoecological sequence (pollen, coprophilous …

Abstract The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP) defining the base of the
Chibanian Stage and Middle Pleistocene Subseries at the Chiba section, Japan, was ratified …

Fires in Africa account for more than half of global fire-carbon emissions but the long-term
evolution of fire activity and its link to global climate change remains elusive. Paleofire …

Abstract The Last Glacial Termination is marked by changing environmental conditions
affected by abrupt and rapid climate oscillations, such as Heinrich Stadial 1 (HS1), which is …

While it is accepted that the tropical hydrological cycle has intensified during past
interglacial periods due to changes in insolation, greenhouse gases and ice volume, their …

Direct observations of marine ecosystems are inherently limited in their temporal scope. Yet,
ongoing global anthropogenic change urgently requires improved understanding of long …

The traditional concept of long and gradual, glacial–interglacial climate changes during the
Quaternary has been challenged since the 1980s. High temporal resolution analysis of …