Hm. French, Does Lozinski's periglacial realm exist today? A discussion relevant to modern usage of the term 'periglacial', PERMAFR P P, 11(1), 2000, pp. 35-42
The Pleistocene periglacial environment identified by Walery Lozinski was c
old, mountainous, proglacial (i.e. icc-marginal), sparsely vegetated, and m
id-latitude in nature. These conditions represent a specific and limiting t
ype of periglacial environment not necessarily typical of the vast majority
of present-day periglacial environments. While this environment was presen
t in many areas during the Pleistocene, modern-day analogues are not easily
recognized. The term 'periglacial' should be regarded as synonymous with '
cold, non-glacial'. It should be applied to environments in which frost-rel
ated processes and/or permafrost are either dominant or characteristic. Cop
yright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Suns, Ltd.