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Does Lozinski's periglacial realm exist today? A discussion relevant to modern usage of the term ‘periglacial’

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The Pleistocene periglacial environment identified by Walery Lozinski was cold, mountainous, proglacial (i.e. ice‐marginal), sparsely vegetated, and mid‐latitude in nature. These conditions represent a specific and limiting type of periglacial environment not necessarily typical of the vast majority of present‐day periglacial environments. While this environment was present in many areas during the Pleistocene, modern‐day analogues are not easily recognized. The term ‘periglacial’ should be regarded as synonymous with ‘cold, non‐glacial’. It should be applied to environments in which frost‐related processes and/or permafrost are either dominant or characteristic. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. L'environnement périglaciaire identifié par Walery Lozinski était de type froid, montagneux, proglaciaire (c'est à dire en marge d'un glacier), avec une couverture végétale clairsemée et de moyenne latitude. Ces conditions représentent un type spécifique et limité d'environnement périglaciaire pas nécessairement typique de la grande majorité des environnements périglaciaires actuels. Alors que cet environnement existait en de nombreux endroits pendant le Pléistocène, des analogues actuels ne sont pas facilement identifiés. Le terme ‘périglaciaire’ devrait être considéré comme synonyme de ‘froid, non glaciaire’. Il devrait être appliqué à des environnements dans lesquels les processus en relation avec le gel et/ou le pergelisol sont, soit dominants, soit caractéristiques. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Hugh M. French, 2000. "Does Lozinski's periglacial realm exist today? A discussion relevant to modern usage of the term ‘periglacial’," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 11(1), pages 35-42, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:perpro:v:11:y:2000:i:1:p:35-42
    DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1530(200001/03)11:13.0.CO;2-6
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    1. Mauro Guglielmin & Julian Murton & Antoni G. Lewkowicz, 2021. "Hugh French memorial for Permafrost and Periglacial Processes," Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 32(2), pages 181-185, April.

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