Life and times of the Bering land bridge

@article{Elias1996LifeAT,
  title={Life and times of the Bering land bridge},
  author={Scott A. Elias and Susan K. Short and Charles H. Nelson and Hilary H. Birks},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1996},
  volume={382},
  pages={60-63}
}
UNDERSTANDING the environment of the Bering land bridge and determining the timing of late Wisconsin inundation are important for several areas of study. These include: (1) the timing of the re-establishment of circulation between Pacific and Atlantic Oceans; (2) the timing of development of a northern biotic refugium and the closing of the bridge to species immigration; (3) Palaeoindian migration routes; and (4) palaeotopographic data for atmospheric general circulation models1. Late Wisconsin… Expand
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