[Aqualist] Call for Papers P19: ‘Islands in time’ - Late Quaternary reconstructions of island environments

[Patrick Moss]

Dear colleagues,



The next INQUA Congress will be held in Nagoya (Japan) between July 27 and August 2, 2015, and abstract submission is now open online until December 20 at http://convention.jtbcom.co.jp/inqua2015/call_for_abstracts.html


This is a call for contributions to session P19, titled: ‘Islands in time’ - Late Quaternary reconstructions of island environments.


Session Title:

‘Islands in time’ - Late Quaternary reconstructions of island environments.



Session abstract:

Islands are unique environments, often containing distinctive species and evolutionary histories; significantly impacted by sea-level alterations that have occurred during the Quaternary; and containing unique archaeological records. In addition, islands have been central in the development of the theory of island biogeography and associated species-area relationships, which in turn has been very significant in conservation biology. This session will provide an opportunity to examine Late Quaternary reconstruction of island environments across the globe from a range of proxy data. Particular focus will be placed on records that provide insight into environmental change into and beyond the Last Glacial Maximum (i.e. +20,000 years ago), as these sites may provide a unique picture of ecosystems (potential non-analogue communities) that have been drowned by sea-level rise; often containing refugia (either communities or species) that have been lost from the mainland; and/or experiencing rapid evolutionary changes that have occurred since sea-level rise (i.e. when links to the mainland were severed or island size was significantly reduced). Furthermore, islands have provided important archaeological and geomorphological data that can significantly improve understanding of Late Quaternary environmental change. In particular, island records (i.e. coral, mangrove and sediments) have been central to the development of sea-level curves and may contain several phases of occupation and abandonment in terms of human settlement that provides significant information into human environmental impacts, which may be applied to broader continental scales.



Please contacts one of the conveners if you require further information about this session or simply go to the INQUA website and submit your abstract and if there is general interest from participants we will look at publishing a special volume in a peer-reviewed venue.



Abstracts can be submitted online before December 20, 2014, at: http://convention.jtbcom.co.jp/inqua2015/call_for_abstracts.html



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Regards,

your session conveners
Patrick Moss (patrick.moss at uq.edu.au<mailto:patrick.moss at uq.edu.au>), John Tibby (john.tibby at adelaide.edu.au<mailto:john.tibby at adelaide.edu.au>), Lynda Petherick (lynda.petherick at xjtlu.edu.cn<mailto:lynda.petherick at xjtlu.edu.cn>) and Craig Sloss (c.sloss at uq.edu.au<mailto:c.sloss at uq.edu.au>)

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Dr Patrick Moss
School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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