XVI
INQUA Congress News Release
'Shaping the Earth: A Quaternary Perspective'
Contacts:
John Doherty, DRI PIO John.Doherty@dri.edu
Reno: 775-673-7313 Las Vegas: 702-862-5414
July 15, 2003
Hot Topics at XVI INQUA Congress
RENO, Nev. Below are links to a quick selection of abstracts that may have broad human interest and news value among the many topics being presented at the XVI INQUA Congress in Reno, Nev., July 23-30. Also, visit the News Media Resources area in the INQUA Congress website for news releases submitted by presenters and their institutions: http://inqua2003.dri.edu/Press/press.htm
Geology of a Catastrophe - the When and Where of the Black Sea Flood http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_54332.htm
Holocene History of Catastrophic Hurricanes and Fires along the U.S. Gulf Coast http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_54721.htm
Vulnerability of the Global Agricultural Economy to Volcanic Eruptions: Lessons from Tambora http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55112.htm
Holocene Abrupt Climate Changes: Altering the Trajectory of History http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55554.htm
Neandertal-early Modern Human Interactions in Europe and the Assimilation Model of Modern Human Origins http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_53937.htm
The Disappearance of the Neanderthals as Part of the Late Pleistocene Megafaunal http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_53669.htm
A 250-year, Very High-resolution Record of Trace Element Deposition in Central Greenland http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55704.htm
Where Does the Trigger for Abrupt Climate Change Reside, in the Ocean or in the Tropics? http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_53780.htm
When South America Was Colonized: an Aquatic Model for Human Peopling by Pleistocene/Holocene Times http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_56287.htm
The Beringian Barrier to Human Dispersal During the Late Pleistocene http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_53831.htm
Who, When, from Where, How and How Often? Pleistocene Peopling of the Americas http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55687.htm
Quaternary Superfloods http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55179.htm
The Genetic Consequences of the Ice Ages http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_56111.htm
Direct Impacts of Atmospheric Co2 Concentration on Global Vegetation Distribution http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_54178.htm
Pre- and Post-Hispanic Landscape Change in Michoacān, Mexico: a Multidisciplinary Investigation http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_55652.htm
Paleoclimatic Perspectives on the Anthropocene http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/inqu/finalprogram/abstract_56526.htm
The Desert Research Institute, the environmental research division of the University and Community College System of Nevada, is the host organization and a sponsor of the XVI INQUA Congress, with direct administrative support from the DRI Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences. Other major sponsors include INQUA, the Geological Society of America and Gateway Computers.
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