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Quaternary Environments (2nd Revised edition) ISBN: 0340691514 ISBN13: 9780340691519 Quaternary Environments (2nd Revised edition) By: M.A.J. Williams ; etc. ; David Dunkerley ; Pat de Deckker ; Peter Kershaw ; John Chappell Publisher: Hodder Arnold Format: Paperback Our Price: 39.99

The second edition of this authoritative introduction to the global environmental fluctuations of the Quaternary period has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now includes two new chapters: one on Quaternary glaciations, its causes and feedback mechanisms, and one on the Milankovitch theory and its implications for Quaternary climatic oscillations. The book draws on examples from every continent, including Antarctica, and features a superb range of maps and illustrations. The time span covered includes relevant events during the Tertiary which set the stage for the Quaternary glaciations and associated changes in climate, vegetation, and prehistoric human development. Focusing on the interactions between geological, biological and hydrological processes, the book explores the effects of human impact on the environment and considers how far evidence from the Quartenary may be useful in predicting future environmental change.


Contents:

Quaternary environments - an introduction
- prelude to the quaternary
- quaternary glaciations - causes and feedback mechanisms
- the Milankovitch hypothesis and quaternary environments
- quaternary sea level changes
- evidence from the deserts
- evidence from terrestrial flora and fauna
- human origins, innovation and migrations
- atmospheric circulation during the quaternary
- environmental changes - past, present, future.


Brief Description:

Focusing on the interactions between geological, biological and hydrological processes, this book explores the effects of human impact on the environment and considers how far evidence from the Quartenary may be useful in predicting environmental change. It includes a chapter on the Milankovitch theory and its implications.

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