Quaternary environments /

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Other Authors: Williams, M. A. J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : New York : Hodder Arnold ; Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press, c1998.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Quaternary environments : an introduction
  • Prelude to the quaternary
  • Quaternary glaciations : extent and chronology
  • Quaternary glaciations : causes and feedback mechanisms
  • The Milankovitch Hypothesis and quaternary environments
  • Quaternary sea-level changes
  • Evidence from the oceans
  • Rivers, lakes and groundwater
  • Evidence from the deserts
  • Evidence from terrestrial flora and fauna
  • Human origins, innovations and migrations
  • Atmospheric circulation during the quaternary
  • Environmental changes : past, present, future.