[HTML][HTML] Late Pleistocene palaeoenvironments and a possible glacial refugium on northern Vancouver Island, Canada: Evidence for the viability of early human …

CFG Hebda, D McLaren, Q Mackie, D Fedje… - Quaternary Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Multi-proxy palaeoecological analyses of lake cores from two sites on northern Vancouver
Island reveal previously undocumented non-arboreal environments in the region during the …

Beringia as a high‐latitude engine of avian speciation

K Winker, JJ Withrow, DD Gibson… - Biological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Beringia is a biogeographically dynamic region that extends from northeastern Asia into
northwestern North America. This region has affected avian divergence and speciation in …

[HTML][HTML] Terminal Pleistocene epoch human footprints from the Pacific coast of Canada

D McLaren, D Fedje, A Dyck, Q Mackie, A Gauvreau… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Little is known about the ice age human occupation of the Pacific Coast of Canada. Here we
present the results of a targeted investigation of a late Pleistocene shoreline on Calvert …

Population genomic analyses reveal a highly differentiated and endangered genetic cluster of northern goshawks (Accipiter gentilis laingi) in Haida Gwaii

A Geraldes, KK Askelson, E Nikelski… - Evolutionary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Accurate knowledge of geographic ranges and genetic relationships among populations is
important when managing a species or population of conservation concern. Along the …

Paleoecology and ice limits of the early Fraser glaciation (marine isotope stage 2) on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada

RW Mathewes, JJ Clague - Quaternary Research, 2017 - cambridge.org
Our study combines new geological and paleoecological information to reconstruct the
glacial history and terrestrial paleoenvironments on Haida Gwaii during the advance phase …

Comparative phylogeographic analysis suggests a shared history among eastern North American boreal forest birds

J Ralston, AM FitzGerald, TM Burg, NC Starkloff… - The Auk, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Phylogeographic structure within high-latitude North American birds is likely shaped by a
history of isolation in refugia during Pleistocene glaciations. Previous studies of individual …

The Northeast Pacific Ocean and Northwest Coast of North America within the global climate system, 29,000 to 11,700 years ago

DH Mann, BV Gaglioti - Earth-Science Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Northwest Coast of North America stretches 4000 km from Bering Strait to
Washington State. Here we review the history of glaciation, sea level, oceanography, and …

Early Wisconsinan (MIS 4) glaciation on Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, and implications for biological refugia

RW Mathewes, OB Lian, JJ Clague… - Canadian Journal of …, 2015 - cdnsciencepub.com
Sea cliffs at Cape Ball on Graham Island, British Columbia, expose a thick sequence of
Pleistocene sediments deposited during at least two glaciations. In sequence, from the base …

Persisting in a glaciated landscape: Pleistocene microrefugia evidenced by the tree wētā Hemideina maori in central South Island, New Zealand

KJ King, DM Lewis, JM Waters… - Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Aim Repeated cycles of Pleistocene glaciation have influenced phylogeographic
structure of taxa on New Zealand's South Island. Many taxa became restricted to refugia at …

Phylogeography of mammals in Southeast Alaska and implications for management of the Tongass National Forest

A Androski, BJ Wiens, JA Cook… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Insular evolution on archipelagos generates a significant proportion of global biodiversity,
yet islands are among the ecosystems most sensitive to accelerating anthropogenic …