@article {41,
	title = {The late Quaternary environmental evolution of marine Arctic Canada: Barrow Strait to Lancaster Sound},
	journal = {Quaternary Science Reviews},
	volume = {91},
	year = {2014},
	pages = {184-203},
	abstract = {A marine sediment core from the east-central Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Core 86027-154; 74{\textdegree} 22.01'N 89{\textdegree} 51.26'W; 329 m water depth), studied by a multiproxy approach [lithostratigraphy, biogeochemistry, micropalaeontology (dinoflagellate cysts, other non-pollen palynomorphs, benthic and planktonic foraminifera, ostracods)], and encompassing 14 AMS 14C dates, provides valuable insights into regional deglacial to Holocene palaeoenvironments. Six palaeoenvironmental zones are recognized, based on prominent changes in the litho- and biostratigraphy. The waterlain diamicton of Zone I records immediate deglaciation, being derived from lift-off and calving of previously grounded glacial ice. Though deglacial timing is complicated by the sparsity of dating materials and the Portlandia Effect, age{\textendash}depth model extrapolation places deglaciation at 11.54 cal ka BP. Zone II (11.5{\textendash}11.0 cal ka BP) represents a distinct progression from initially ice-proximal to increasingly ice-distal conditions, interrupted by an interval of pervasive sea-ice (11.4{\textendash}11.2 cal ka BP). Noteworthy biological activity commences in Zone III (11.0{\textendash}9.7 cal ka BP) with a prominent signal of planktonic foraminifera (Neogloboquadrina pachyderma). This likely signifies penetration of deeper, Atlantic-derived water through the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago upon deglaciation, facilitated by the greater, glacioisostatically-induced water depths (+80 m), and implies separation of Laurentide and Innuitian ice sheets by \~{}11.0 cal ka BP. Zone IV (9.7{\textendash}7.2 cal ka BP) records ameliorated, biologically favourable conditions with reduced seasonal sea-ice accompanied by high microfossil species diversity and the presence of subpolar taxa. Zone V (7.2{\textendash}6.5 cal ka BP) signals the exclusion of Atlantic-derived water, concomitant with increasing sea-ice, simultaneously representing the termination of the dynamic deglacial to early Holocene environments (zones I{\textendash}IV). Conditions similar to modern typified by uniform sediment characteristics, present-day microfossil assemblage structures, and sparse benthic foraminifera were established by 5.6 cal ka BP (Zone VI).},
	issn = {0277-3791},
	doi = {10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.09.025},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379113003752},
	author = {Pie{\'n}kowski, Anna J. and England, John H. and Furze, Mark F. A. and MacLean, Brian and Blasco, Steve}
}
@article {86,
	title = {11,000 yrs of environmental change in the Northwest Passage: A multiproxy core record from central Parry Channel, Canadian High Arctic},
	journal = {Marine Geology},
	volume = {341},
	year = {2013},
	note = {id: 2343},
	pages = {68-85},
	abstract = {Piston core 97022-004PC (74{\textdegree} 48.0'N 97{\textdegree}05.9'W; 267 m water depth) represents a rare paleoenvironmental archive from the understudied west-central Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Lithological, biogeochemical, and microfossil (dinoflagellate cysts, non-pollen palynomorphs, benthic and planktonic foraminifera) characteristics, in combination with a chronostratigraphy based on seventeen radiocarbon dates, show seven prominent paleoenvironmental episodes since the end of the last regional glaciation. The basal diamict (Zone I) records decoupling of previously grounded glacial ice, followed by ice-proximal conditions (Zone IIa) commencing at ~ 10.8 cal ka BP (age-depth model extrapolation). After an interval of pervasive sea-ice (Zone IIb), ice-distal conditions are established (Zone IIc). Although sparse microfossils are present in glaciomarine sediments (Zone II), noticeable biological activity with heightened abundances and diversities across all groups begins in the postglacial Zone III (10.3{\textendash}10.0 cal ka BP) when planktonic foraminifera (Neogloboquadrina pachyderma) appear. As planktonics are excluded from the study area today (due to shallow inter-channel sills), this likely signals the inflow of relatively warm and saline Atlantic-derived Arctic Intermediate Water below 250 m, presumably facilitated by glacio-isostatically enhanced deglacial water depths. The subsequent Zone IV (10.0{\textendash}7.0 cal ka BP), characterized by heightened biological productivity in both plankton and benthos and reduced seasonal sea-ice cover, may correspond to a previously proposed Holocene Thermal Maximum. This apparent amelioration ends by the mid Holocene (Zone V; 7.0{\textendash}5.7 cal ka BP) when Arctic Intermediate Water is excluded from the study area and water depths approach modern values. High-Arctic conditions with seasonal sea-ice cover, a circulation dominated by Arctic Ocean Surface Water, and microfossil assemblages similar to modern are found from ~ 5.7 cal ka BP onwards (Zones VI{\textendash}VII). As only minor environmental fluctuations are apparent during the late Holocene, shorter-term climatic episodes (e.g. Little Ice Age) are not recognized in this record.},
	issn = {0025-3227},
	doi = {10.1016/j.margeo.2013.04.008},
	url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025322713000522},
	author = {Pie{\'n}kowski, A. J. and England, John H. and Furze, Mark F. A. and Blasco, Steve and Mudie, Peta J. and MacLean, Brian}
}
@article {141,
	title = {The deglacial to postglacial marine environments of SEBarrow Strait, Canadian Arctic Archipelago},
	journal = {Boreas},
	volume = {41},
	year = {2012},
	note = {id: 2342},
	pages = {141-179},
	abstract = {Core 86027-144 (74{\textdegree}15.56?N, 91{\textdegree}14.21?W) represents a rare, continuous record of Late Pleistocene to Holocene sediments from High Arctic Canada extending from the end of the Last Glaciation. Based on microfossils (dinocysts, non-pollen palynomorphs, benthic and planktonic foraminifera), foraminiferal ?18O and ?13C, and sedimentology, seven palaeoenvironmental zones were identified. Zone I (>10.8?cal.?ka BP) records deglaciation, ice-sheet destabilization, float-off and subsequent break-up. Zone II (c.?10.8?10.4?cal.?ka BP) shows ice-proximal to ice-distal glaciomarine conditions, interrupted by pervasive land-fast sea-ice marked by a hiatus in coarse sediment deposition. Significant biological activity starts in Zone III (10.4?9.9?cal.?ka BP), where planktonic foraminifera (Neogloboquadrina pachyderma) suggest early oceanic throughflow. Surface waters flowed NW?SE; however, the deep-water origin remains unclear (potentially NW Arctic Ocean or Baffin Bay). Postglacial amelioration (open-water season greater than present) in Zone IV (9.9?7.8?cal.?ka BP) perhaps corresponds to the regional ?Holocene Thermal Maximum? previously proposed. A transitional period (Zone V; 7.8?6.7?cal. ka BP) of rapid environmental change fluctuating on a scale not observed today is marked by increasing sea-ice and reduced oceanic influence. This probably signals the exclusion of deeper Atlantic water owing to the glacio-isostatic shallowing of inter-island sills, coupled with generally cooling climate. Conditions analogous to those at present, with increased sea-ice and modern microfossil assemblages, commence at c. 6.7?cal.?ka BP (zones VI?VII). Although climate ultimately forces long-term environmental trends, core 86027-144 data imply that regional dynamics, especially changes in sea-level, exert a significant control on marine conditions throughout the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.},
	issn = {1502-3885},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1502-3885.2011.00227.x},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1502-3885.2011.00227.x},
	author = {Pie{\'n}kowski, A. J. and England, John H. and Furze, Mark F. A. and Marret, Fabienne and Eynaud, Fr{\'e}d{\'e}rique and Vilks, Gustav and MacLean, Brian and Blasco, Steve and Scourse, James D.}
}
