post-glacial stage of the Baltic Sea

The post-glacial stage of the Baltic Sea is the developmental phase following the last Ice Age during which the retreat of continental ice sheets, isostatic land uplift, and changing sea levels transformed the basin from a glacially dammed lake into a brackish marginal sea with evolving coastlines and ecosystems.

Aliases (1)

• post-glacial brackish water stage ×1

Instances (2)

• Yoldia Sea
• Littorina Sea ("post-glacial brackish water stage")