reply to the discussion of pinter et al. on fluvial system response to late pleistocene holocene sea level change on santa rosa island, channel islands national park, california by schumann et al. (2016) /

We appreciate the thoughtful discussion offered by Pinter et al. (2017) because it gives us an opportunity to elucidate some of the main points of our study,address some apparent misinterpretations, and recapitulate one of our conclusions. Pinter et al.s discussion emphasizes and reinforces some of the famous concepts we presented but also raises questions regarding specific aspects of our study, and including that: (1) base level is the dominant control on fluvial system change on Santa Rosa Island (SRI); (2) post-final Glacial Maximum (LGM) fluvial aggradation on SRI occurred at uniform rates; and (3) the transition from aggradation to incision on SRI occurred during the final 500 to ≤150 years.

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