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Paraglacial - means unstable conditions (as defined by Renwick, 1992) caused by a significant relaxation time in processes and geomorphic patterns following glacial climates (Church and Ryder, 1972).

When a large mass of ice melts, the newly exposed landscape is free of vegetation and is generally unstable. Often times, the retreating glacial is providing the area with high stream discharge, further increasing erosion. The combination of a lack of vegetation, high discharge, and a changing climate (the cause of deglaciation) forces ecological communities, sediment deposition patterns and surface morphology to adjust to the new conditions over time.

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 '''Paraglacial''' - means unstable conditions (as defined by Renwick, 1992) caused by a significant relaxation time in processes and geomorphic patterns following glacial climates (Church and Ryder, 1972).
-When a large mass of ice melts, other factors such as the [[Biocoenosis|ecological communities]], sediment [[Deposition (sediment)|deposition]] patterns and the [[Crust (geology)|earth's crust]] need time to accommodate themselves to the new conditions.
+When a large mass of ice melts, the newly exposed landscape is free of vegetation and is generally unstable.  Often times, the retreating glacial is providing the area with high stream discharge, further increasing erosion.  The combination of a lack of vegetation, high discharge, and a changing climate (the cause of deglaciation) forces [[Biocoenosis|ecological communities]], sediment [[Deposition (sediment)|deposition]] patterns and surface morphology to adjust to the new conditions over time.
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