The great ice age : climate change and life

Author/Creator:

Wilson, R. C. L.

Publication/Creation:

New York : Routledge, 2000

Resource Type:

Book

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Additional/Related Title Information

Full Title:

The great ice age : climate change and life / R.C.L. Wilson, S.A. Drury, and J.L. Chapman

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Additional Author/Creators:

Drury, S. A. (Stephen A.), 1946-
Chapman, J. L. (Jenny Louise), 1955-

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Climatic changes
Glacial epoch
Paleoecology--Quaternary
Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Cycles of climatic change: evidence and explanations. The Great Ice Age ; Understanding present and past climates ; Understanding the Cryosphere ; The deep sea record ; Revealing the Milankovich pacemaker ; Evidence for rapid climate change ; Explanations -- Ecological change and human origins.; Climate change and life on land ; The record of humanity ; Changing environments and changing habits ; Human impact during the Holocene.

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xviii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990001136360302486

ISBN:

0415198410
0415198429 (pbk.)
9780415198417
9780415198424 (pbk.)

OCLC Number:

40869715

Barcode:

010000699666