Numerical Methods in Quaternary Pollen Analysis
| Author | : Harry John Betteley Birks |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 346 |
| Release | : 1985 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : |
Palynologie - Archäobostatistik.
Numerical Methods In Quaternary Pollen Analysis
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Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
| Author | : Cary Mock |
| Publisher | : Newnes |
| Total Pages | : 3883 |
| Release | : 2013-03-25 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0444536426 |
The second revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Four Volume Set, provides both students and professionals with an up-to-date reference work on this important and highly varied area of research. There are lots of new articles, and many of the articles that appeared in the first edition have been updated to reflect advances in knowledge since 2006, when the original articles were written. The second edition will contain about 375 articles, written by leading experts around the world. This major reference work is richly illustrated with more than 3,000 illustrations, most of them in colour. Research in the Quaternary sciences has advanced greatly in the last 10 years, especially since topics like global climate change, geologic hazards and soil erosion were put high on the political agenda. This second edition builds upon its award-winning predecessor to provide the reader assured quality along with essential updated coverage Contains 357 broad-ranging articles (4310 pages) written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with a ready reference resource for information in the field. Facilitates teaching and learning The first edition was regarded by many as the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever, yet Editor-in-Chief, Scott Elias, has managed to surpass that in this second edition by securing even more expert reviews whilst retaining his renowned editorial consistency that enables readers to navigates seamlessly from one unfamiliar topic to the next
Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 7184 |
| Release | : 2006-11-24 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0080547826 |
The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that has been growing in scientific and societal importance in recent years. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments. Quaternary terrestrial sediments contain the fossil remains of existing species of flora and fauna, and their immediate predecessors. Quaternary science plays an integral part in such important issues for modern society as groundwater resources and contamination, sea level change, geologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis), and soil erosion. With over 360 articles and 2,600 pages, many in full-color, the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science provides broad ranging, up-to-date articles on all of the major topics in the field. Written by a team of leading experts and under the guidance of an international editorial board, the articles are at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with the latest information in the field. Also available online via ScienceDirect (2006) – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com. 360 individual articles written by prominent international authorities, encompassing all important aspects of quaternary science Each entry provides comprehensive, in-depth treatment of an overview topic and presented in a functional, clear and uniform layout Reference section provides guidence for further research on the topic Article text supported by full-color photos, drawings, tables, and other visual material Writing level is suited to both the expert and non-expert
Phytolyth Analysis
| Author | : Dolores R. Piperno |
| Publisher | : Elsevier |
| Total Pages | : 295 |
| Release | : 2014-06-28 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 148329711X |
This is a methodological guide to the use of plant opal phytolith analysis in paleoenvironmental and paleoecological reconstruction. It is the first book-length treatment of this promising technique, which has undergone rapid development within the past few years and is now beginning to be used with considerable success by paleobotanists who serve the archaeological and paleontological research communities. It will be mandatory reading for all paleobotanists, paleoecologists, and archaeological scientists.
Reconstructing Quaternary Environments
| Author | : J.J. Lowe |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 997 |
| Release | : 2014-07-10 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 1317894499 |
Examines the various forms of evidence used to establish the history and scale of environmenal changes during the Quaternary. The evidence is extremely diverse, ranging from landforms and sediments to fossil assemblages and isotope ratios, bringing the book fully up to date since its last publication.
Global Environments Through the Quaternary
| Author | : David E. Anderson |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 391 |
| Release | : 2007-01-25 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0198742266 |
Global Environments through the Quaternary delves into the environmental changes that have taken place during the Quaternary: the two to three million years during which man has inhabited the Earth. It is essential reading for any students seeking a balanced, objective overview of this truly interdisciplinary subject.
Influence of Climate Change and Human-induced Environmental Degradation on Lake Victoria
| Author | : Julius B. Lejju |
| Publisher | : African Books Collective |
| Total Pages | : 118 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 9994455672 |
Lake Victoria basin, an international water body that offers the riparian communities a large number of important benefits, has in the last four decades experienced drastic environmental changes, with a significant drop in its water level in the more recent years. The changes in water level have significantly affected the energy supply in the region and threatened the lives of the riparian population engaged, directly and indirectly, in subsistence and commercial fishing, and the agricultural and industrial sectors. The reduction in lake levels has attracted conflicting speculation. Environmentalists attribute it to reduced rainfall experienced in the East African region, while hydrologists blame it on environmental degradation and excessive water release through the operations of the Kiira-Nalubale hydroelectric power dams at Jinja. This research provides evidence of long-term environment changes in Lake Victoria and a contribution to the understanding of the past environmental conditions in the lake basin. It provides the history of human environment interactions, including the possible cause for the dynamics of the lake levels, giving possible options that can help to remedy and/or mitigate the environmental degradation in the region.
Climate Change and Human Impact on the Landscape
| Author | : F. M. Chambers |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 303 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9401091765 |
I am pleased to present this volume of invited reviews and research case studies, produced to mark the retirement of Professor A. G. Smith - one of the leading researchers in Holocene palaeoecology. A. G. Smith took his first degree at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1951 with a first-class honours degree in Botany. His doctorate was awarded in 1956 for a study in late-Quaternary vege tational history, based in the Sub-Department of Quaternary Research at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of the late Sir Harry Godwin, FRS. He then researched and taught at Queen's University, Belfast, from 1954, leading the Nuffield Quaternary Research Unit there, becoming Co-Director of the Palaeoecology Laboratory from 1964. He was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Botany (later, Plant Science) at University College, Cardiff, in 1973, and retired from the School of Pure and Applied Biology at the renamed University of Wales College, Cardiff, in August 1991. Although his principal interests have been concerned with the post-glacial environmental history of the British Isles, Professor Smith has significantly in fluenced many researchers elsewhere in their interpretation of biological and other evidence for human modification of the natural environment.
Quaternary Landscapes
| Author | : Linda C. K. Shane |
| Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9780816619436 |
Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments
| Author | : John B.H. Birks |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 751 |
| Release | : 2012-04-08 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9400727445 |
Numerical and statistical methods have rapidly become part of a palaeolimnologist’s tool-kit. They are used to explore and summarise complex data, reconstruct past environmental variables from fossil assemblages, and test competing hypotheses about the causes of observed changes in lake biota through history. This book brings together a wide array of numerical and statistical techniques currently available for use in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology. Visit http://extras.springer.com the Springer's Extras website to view data-sets, figures, software, and R scripts used or mentioned in this book.
