Quaternary environmental change in the tropics /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Metcalfe, S. E. (Sarah E.), Nash, David J.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2012.
• Σειρά: Blackwell quaternary geoscience series.
• Θέματα: From 2 million years ago; Paleoclimatology > Tropics.; Paleoclimatology > Quaternary.; Tropics > Climate.; NATURE > Weather.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Meteorology & Climatology.; Climatology.; Paleoclimatology.; Quaternary Geologic Period.; Tropics.; Electronic books.

The global climate changes that led to the expansion and contraction of high latitude ice sheets during the Quaternary period were associated with equally dramatic changes in tropical environments. These included shifts in vegetation zones, changes in the hydrology and ecology of lakes and rivers, a...