10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE QUATERNARY»
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the Quaternary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
the Quaternary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quaternary Dating Methods
Praise from the reviews: "This book is a must for any Quaternary scientist.
2
Global Environments Through
the Quaternary: Exploring ...
Taking you through the Pleistocene and the Holocene, the book describes the evidence that has helped us to characterize environmental changes during these two epochs; it then explores the changes captured bymore recent meteorological ...
David Anderson, Andrew Goudie, Adrian Parker, 2013
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Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of
the Quaternary
Paleoclimatology: Reconstructing Climates of the Quaternary, Third Edition, provides a thorough overview of the methods of paleoclimatic reconstruction and of the historical changes in climate during the past three million years.
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Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: A Closer Look
All references to the underlying basic publications are included. Where controversial interpretations are possible e.g. in Siberia or Tibet, this is pointed out.
Jurgen Ehlers, Jürgen Ehlers, Philip Leonard Gibbard, 2011
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Quaternary Environments
The second edition of this authoritative introduction to the global environmental fluctuations of the Quaternary period has been thoroughly revised and updated, and now includes two new chapters: one on Quaternary glaciations, its causes ...
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The Quaternary Period in
the United States
Full text e-book available as part of the Elsevier ScienceDirect Earth and Planetary Sciences subject collection.
Alan R. Gillespie, Stephen C. Porter, Brian F. Atwater, 2004
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Encyclopedia of
Quaternary Science
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.
Scott Elias, Cary Mock, 2013
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Quaternary Glaciations - Extent and Chronology: Part III: ...
This book is the last of three volumes in which the recent knowledge of the extent and chronology of Quaternary glaciations has been compiled on a global scale.
J. Ehlers, P.L. Gibbard, 2004
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Advances in
Quaternary Entomology
Advances in Quaternary Entomology addresses the science of fossil insects by demonstrating their immense contribution to our knowledge of the paleoenvironmental and climatological record of the past 2.6 million years.
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Plant Life of
the Quaternary Cold Stages: Evidence from
the ...
CD-ROM contains: Electronic version of the cold stage flora.
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE QUATERNARY»
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the Quaternary is used in the context of the following news items.
Drifting Continents Caused the Quaternary Ice Age 2.6 Million Years …
"Until now, the cause of the Quaternary ice age had been a hotly debated topic," said Thomas Stevens, one of the researchers, in a news release. "Our findings ... «Science World Report, Jun 14»
Humans Blamed for Extinction of Mammoths, Mastodons & Giant …
Nonetheless, the paper is unlikely to settle the debate over what really caused the Quaternary extinction, a die-off of large mammals worldwide at the end of the ... «LiveScience.com, Jun 14»
Quaternary Period: Climate, Animals & Other Facts
The Quaternary Period is a geologic time period that encompasses the most recent 2.6 million years — including the present day. Part of the Cenozoic Era, the ... «LiveScience.com, Feb 14»
Rodents of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Quaternary Extinction
The Caribbean mammalian fauna experienced extremely high rates of extinction during the Quaternary, and these extinctions seemed to occur both before and ... «PLoS Blogs, Jan 14»
Cenozoic Era: Facts About Climate, Animals & Plants
The Neogene Period saw a drastic cooling, which continued into the Pleistocene Epoch of the Quaternary Period. As for the changing landscape, the continents ... «LiveScience.com, Oct 13»
Crater core could reveal Pilbara's Quaternary history
hickmanCrater Future studies of the filling sediments could provide a climatic and environmental record for the Pilbara, spanning the later part of the Quaternary. «Science Network Western Australia, Apr 13»
The Quaternary Period Wins Out in the End
Strict constructionists have been insisting for decades that the modern rules for dividing up geologic time do not permit the Quaternary period, the past 2.6 million ... «Science Magazine, Jun 09»
Quaternary geologists win timescale vote
In 2006, astronomers reached a decision on the planetary status of Pluto; now, geologists may have done the same for the status of the Quaternary, the time ... «Nature.com, Jun 09»
