Hypsithermal

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climatic period
gptkbp:affects flora and fauna distributions
human settlement patterns
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Atlantic period
gptkbp:characterizedBy warmer temperatures
increased precipitation in some regions
gptkbp:followedBy Subboreal period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hypsithermal
gptkbp:period approximately 9,000 to 5,000 years ago
gptkbp:precededBy Boreal period
gptkbp:significance retreat of glaciers
expansion of forests in North America and Europe
gptkbp:studiedIn paleoclimatology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Holocene_climatic_optimum
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7