| Description |
xvi, 329 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
1. Quaternary Environments: An Introduction -- 2. Prelude to the Quaternary -- 3. Quaternary Glaciations: Extent and Chronology -- 4. Quaternary Glaciations: Causes and Feedback Mechanisms -- 5. The Milankovitch Hypothesis and Quaternary Environments --6. Quaternary Sea-Level Changes -- 7. Evidence from the Oceans -- 8. Rivers, Lakes and Groundwater -- 9. Evidence from the Deserts -- 10. Evidence from Terrestrial Flora and Fauna -- 11. Human Origins, Innovations and Migrations -- 12. Atmospheric Circulation During the Quaternary -- 13. Environmental Changes: Past, Present, Future -- App. Dating methods in Quaternary research |
| Analysis |
Australian |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 1993 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [284]-323) and index |
| Subject |
Paleoecology -- Quaternary.
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| Author |
De Deckker, P. (Patrick), author
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Dunkerley, D. L., author
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Kershaw, A. P. (Arnold Peter), author
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Williams, M. A. J., author
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| LC no. |
98028792 |
| ISBN |
0340691514 |
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