Description |
1 online resource (4 volumes (xlv, 3365 pages)) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
Contents |
Introduction and history of science -- Paleoclimatology -- Dating techniques -- Quaternary stratigraphy -- Quaternary glaciation -- Fluvial environments -- History of Quaternary glaciations -- Sea level studies -- Paleosols and wind-blown sediments -- Lake Level studies -- Paleobotany -- Paleolimnology -- Vertebrate studies -- Insect fossil studies -- Paleoceanography -- Ice core studies -- Stable isotope research -- Carbonates -- Humans in the Quaternary |
Summary |
Provides comprehensive coverage of Quaternary science, a multi-disciplinary subject, spanning the geography, biology, physics and chemistry of the Earth. Examines the nature and causes of changes in the natural environment of the Earth over the last c. 2.6 million years |
Notes |
Title from home page (viewed Jan, 05, 2010) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Available via World Wide Web |
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Description based on print version record |
Subject |
Geology, Stratigraphic -- Quaternary -- Encyclopedias.
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Paleoecology -- Quaternary -- Encyclopedias.
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Paleoclimatology -- Quaternary -- Encyclopedias.
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Genre/Form |
Encyclopedias.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Elias, Scott A.
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Elsevier Science (Firm)
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ISBN |
9780444527479 |
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044451919X set |
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9780444519191 set |
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0444519203 v.1 |
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9780444519207 v.1 |
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0444519211 v.2 |
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9780444519214 v.2 |
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044451922X v.3 |
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9780444519221 v.3 |
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0444519238 v.4 |
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9780444519238 v.4 |
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