This book examines a period of spectacular environmental change, the Quaternary, with respect to soil-landscape relationships in Western Europe, the British Isles and North America. The possibilities for using soils as climatic indicators in the same way as fossils are discussed. The major themes emerging from the book are: the importance of soil stratigraphy in understanding Quaternary sedimentary sequences; the problems of soil-dating and the significance of soil colour; and the growing realisation of the importance of cold-climate processes in soil formation in Western Europe.
- ISBN10 0471905283
- ISBN13 9780471905288
- Publish Date 27 March 1985
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 13 May 1993
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 402
- Language English