Encyclopedia of Quaternary science /

• Other Authors: Elias, Scott A.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Boston [Mass.] : Elsevier, 2007.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Subjects: From 2 million years ago; Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.; Paleoecology > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.; Paleoclimatology > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.; Stratigraphie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.; Paléoécologie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.; Paléoclimatologie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.; Geology, Stratigraphic.; Paleoclimatology.; Paleoecology.; Quaternary Geologic Period.; IJstijden.; Milieuverandering.; Electronic encyclopedias.; Electronic books.; Electronic reference sources.; Encyclopedias.

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.

Table of 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.