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2023

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56
Citations
13181
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3604
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147

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  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Canada Leader Award

Overview

Les C. Cwynar is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with numerous contributions spanning several specialized subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Global and Planetary Change, and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics including Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Isotope Analysis in Ecology, Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Fire effects on ecosystems, Landslides and related hazards, Tree-ring climate responses, and Cryospheric studies and observations.

Les C. Cwynar has published in several prominent academic venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Scientific Data
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences

Their recent papers demonstrate engagement with both paleoclimatic and geological reconstructions. Notable publications include:

  • "A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020) published in Scientific Data
  • "Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020) Scientific Data
  • "A latest Pleistocene and Holocene composite tephrostratigraphic framework for northeastern North America" (2021) Quaternary Science Reviews
  • "Publisher Correction: A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records" (2020) Scientific Data
  • "The late-Holocene relationship between peatland water table depth and summer temperature in northern Poland" (2021) Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Throughout their career, Les C. Cwynar has collaborated frequently with several coauthors known for working in related scientific domains. These include Darrell S. Kaufman, Nicholas P. McKay, Cody Routson, Oliver Heiri, and Samuel L. Jaccard, each with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Holocene thermal maximum in the western Arctic (0-180°W)

    D. S. Kaufman;T.A. Ager;N.J. Anderson;P.M. Anderson

  • An event stratigraphy for the Last Termination in the North Atlantic region based on the Greenland ice-core record: a proposal by the INTIMATE group

    Svante Bjorck;Michael J.C. Walker;Les C. Cwynar;Sigfus Johnsen

  • Formal definition and dating of the GSSP (Global Stratotype Section and Point) for the base of the Holocene using the Greenland NGRIP ice core, and selected auxiliary records

    Mike Walker;Sigfus Johnsen;Sune Olander Rasmussen;Trevor Popp;Trevor Popp

  • Formal subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch: a Discussion Paper by a Working Group of INTIMATE (Integration of ice‐core, marine and terrestrial records) and the Subcommission on Quaternary Stratigraphy (International Commission on Stratigraphy)

    Mike Walker;M. Berkelhammer;Svante Bjorck;Les C. Cwynar

  • Holocene treeline history and climate change across northern Eurasia

    Glen M. MacDonald;Andrei A. Velichko;Constantine V. Kremenetski;Olga K. Borisova

  • Geographical Variation of Lodgepole Pine in Relation to Population History

    Les C. Cwynar;Glen M. MacDonald

  • Formal ratification of the subdivision of the Holocene Series/Epoch (Quaternary System/Period) : two new Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (GSSPs) and three new stages/subseries.

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;Max Berkelhammer;Svante Björck

  • Isotopic &events' in the GRIP ice core: a stratotype for the Late Pleistocene

    M.J.C. Walker;S. Björck;J.J. Lowe;L.C. Cwynar

  • An inexpensive sieving method for concentrating pollen and spores from fine-grained sediments

    Les C. Cwynar;E. Burden;J. H. McAndrews

  • Evidence from north-west Canada for an early Holocene Milankovitch thermal maximum

    J. C. Ritchie;L. C. Cwynar;R. W. Spear

  • A global database of Holocene paleotemperature records

    Darrell Kaufman;Nicholas McKay;Cody Routson;Michael Erb

  • An expanded surface-water palaeotemperature inference model for use with fossil midges from eastern Canada

    Ian R. Walker;André J. Levesque;Les C. Cwynar;André F. Lotter

  • A Late-Quaternary Vegetation History from Hanging Lake, Northern Yukon

    Les C. Cwynar

  • Subdividing the Holocene Series/Epoch: formalization of stages/ages and subseries/subepochs, and designation of GSSPs and auxiliary stratotypes

    Mike Walker;Mike Walker;Martin J. Head;John Lowe;Max Berkelhammer

  • A northwest North American training set: distribution of freshwater midges in relation to air temperature and lake depth

    Erin M. Barley;Ian R. Walker;Joshua Kurek;Les C. Cwynar

  • A previously unrecognized late-glacial cold event in eastern North America

    André J. Levesque;Francis E. Mayle;Ian R. Walker;Les C. Cwynar

  • Rapid and widespread vegetation responses to past climate change in the North Atlantic region

    John W. Williams;David M. Post;Les C. Cwynar;André F. Lotter

  • Fire and the Forest History of the North Cascade Range

    Les C. Cwynar

  • Climatic changes in areas adjacent to the North Atlantic during the last glacial-interglacial transition (14-9 ka BP): a contribution to IGCP-253

    J. John Lowe;B. Ammann;H. H. Birks;S. Björck

  • Exceptionally steep north–south gradients in lake temperatures during the last deglaciation

    André J. Levesque;Les C. Cwynar;Ian R. Walker

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew P. Rees
Andrew P. Rees Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Glen M. MacDonald
Glen M. MacDonald University of California, Los Angeles
Ian R. Walker
Ian R. Walker University of British Columbia
J. John Lowe
J. John Lowe Royal Holloway University of London
Svante Björck
Svante Björck Lund University
Francis E. Mayle
Francis E. Mayle University of Reading
Rewi M. Newnham
Rewi M. Newnham Victoria University of Wellington
Konrad Gajewski
Konrad Gajewski University of Ottawa
André F. Lotter
André F. Lotter University of Bern
Darrell S. Kaufman
Darrell S. Kaufman Northern Arizona University

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