Holocene Baltic Sea stages

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Holocene Baltic Sea stages are the successive geological and hydrological phases of the Baltic Sea’s development during the Holocene epoch, characterized by changing sea levels, salinity, and connections to the world ocean.

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Holocene Baltic Sea stages canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf brackish water basin
brackish water stage
brackish-marine stage
geological concept
large freshwater lake
paleogeographic framework
proglacial lake
semi-enclosed brackish sea
stratigraphic subdivision
appliesTo Baltic Sea
characterizedBy changes in connection to the world ocean
changes in salinity
changes in sea level
changes in water volume
decreasing salinity
freshwater conditions
freshwater conditions
higher salinity than modern Baltic Sea
short-lived marine connection to the North Atlantic
strong stratification
stronger connection to the North Sea
connectedTo North Sea
follows Ancylus Lake NERFINISHED
Baltic Ice Lake
Littorina Sea
Yoldia Sea
formedBy melting of Scandinavian Ice Sheet
hasStage Ancylus Lake NERFINISHED
Baltic Ice Lake
Littorina Sea
Modern Baltic Sea
Post-Littorina Sea
linked to: Limnea Sea

Yoldia Sea
namedAfter Ancylus fluviatilis
Littorina littorea
Yoldia arctica
partOf Holocene
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Holocene Baltic Sea stages
precededBy Weichselian glaciation
linked to: Last Glacial Period
startAfter Last Glacial Maximum
usedFor correlation of coastal deposits
paleosalinity reconstruction
reconstruction of relative sea-level change
usedIn Baltic Sea research
Quaternary geology
linked to: Quaternary science

marine geology
paleoclimatology

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limnea Sea partOf Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Yoldia Sea partOf Holocene Baltic Sea stages
subject linked to: Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Ancylus Lake partOf Holocene Baltic Sea stages
subject linked to: Holocene Baltic Sea stages
Modern Baltic Sea partOf Holocene Baltic Sea stages
subject linked to: Holocene Baltic Sea stages