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 and feedback mechanisms, and one on the Milankovitch theory and its implications for Quaternary climatic oscillations. The book draws on examples from every continent, including Antarctica, and features a superb range of maps and illustrations. The time span covered includes relevant events during the Tertiary which set the stage for the Quaternary glaciations and associated changes in climate, vegetation, and prehistoric human development. Focusing on the interactions between geological, biological and hydrological processes, the book explores the effects of human impact on the environment and considers how far evidence from the Quartenary may be useful in predicting future environmental change.
- ISBN10 0340691514
- ISBN13 9780340691519
- Publish Date 28 August 1998 (first published 21 January 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 1 December 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder Arnold
- Edition 2nd New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 352
- Language English