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Coastal Tectonics Edited by I. Stewart and C. Vita Finzi. Geological Society Special Publication no 146. Published February 1999. $65.00 ISBN: 1-86239-024-X. 352 pages. This book describes the application of high-resolution coastal records to developing and testing tectonic models. The case studies are at scales ranging from global to local and deal with glacioisostasy, relative sea-level change and seismic and aseismic crustal deformation at a variety of timescales. An international perspective presenting a host of field data from contrasting parts of the world as well as novel modelling and analytical approaches. It is the only book that considers the topic with such scope.
Permafrost
The volume contains 188 reviewed papers from many
countries and all aspects of permafrost are covered. This volume presents the results of an NSF-funded Russian-Ukrainian-American workshop, a product of the Illinois State Museum's Cooperative Research Program in Paleozoology with the Zoological Institute, St. Petersburg, of the Russian Academy of Sciences. This book consists of 17 papers (with English and Russian abstracts) and an introduction by the editors. Three papers (by G. Haynes: L. Agenbroad and J. Mead; and S. Emslie) focus on taphonomy; seven papers (by A. Averianov; G. Baryshnikov; A. Markova; M. Zaitsev; N. Smirnov; A. Barnosky; and J. Hoffecker and G. Baryshnikov) on vertebrate taxa, assemblages, ecology, and evolution; one paper (by R. Warren and C.R. Harington) on invertebrate assemblages; one paper (by C. Falk and H. Semken, Jr.) on human interactions; and three papers (by L. Rekovets; A. Tikhonov; and B. Van Valkenberg and F. Hertel) on extinctions and the modern fauna. Papers by N. Vereshchagin and E. Lundelius, Jr. discuss the development of Quaternary paleozoology in Russia and North America, respectively. Although the workshop provided for the presentation of baseline information, and a review of techniques, methodologies, and past priorities, the published results are specific and timely, and in the main focus on data interpretations. There are 151 figures and 48 tables.
Atlas of
Relations between Climatic Parameters and Distributions of Important
Trees
This
atlas explores the continental
scale relations between climatic parameters
and the geographic ranges of 115 conifer and 239 hardwood plant species in
North America. A 25-km equal-area grid of modern climatic and bioclimatic
parameters was constructed from instrumental weather records. The
geographic distributions of selected tree and shrub species were digitized,
and the presence or absence of each species was determined for each cell on
the 25-km grid, thus providing a basis for comparing climatic data and
species' distributions. The relations between climate and plant
distributions are explored in graphical and tabular form. The results of
this effort are primarily intended for use in biogeographic, paleoclimatic,
and global-change research. The internet version of this publication
provides access to the text, digital representations of figures, and
supplemental data files.
Quaternary Geochronology: Methods and Applications
This
volume surveys the established and experimental means of dating Quaternary
surficial materials. Experts review the basic theory, procedures, accuracy
and applications for each method. A series of case studies illuminate the
key role of geochronology in Quaternary geology and the emerging field of
paleoseismology. This is an authoritative reference for Quaternary
scientists, geochronologists, paleoseismologists and
students.
Mechanisms of Global Climate Change at Millennial Time
Scales The mechanisms and causes of abrupt climate change at millennial to submillennial time scales (1,000-10,000 years) remain as major uncertainties in global climate change research. This book focuses on the current understanding of abrupt climate variations that have occurred at these frequencies, events now recognized as characteristic of the global climate during the last glaciation. This volume serves as a single, comprehensive resource for understanding the mechanisms involved and provides the paleoclimatology and climate dynamics communities with a comprehensive overview. Subjects covered include analysis of modern climate and ocean dynamics; paleoclimate reconstructions derived from the marine, terrestrial, and ice core records; and paleoclimate modeling studies. The significant breadth of global paleoclimate knowledge presented here provides the critical information required to answer many outstanding questions and provides a road map to address those remaining.
Past Global Changes This special issue of Quaternary Science Reviews arises from the PAGES Open Science Meeting held in 1998. This collection of papers is a comprehensive review of the state of the art in paleoenvironmental reconstruction. It also seeks to bring a wealth of paleoclimate information to the forefront of deliberations about modern environmental change, and future climate predictions.
Holocene This is special issue of QI may be ordered from: Peter Henn, Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK; p.henn@elsevier.co.uk
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