Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

by Scott A. Elias PhD

Overview

Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Third Edition, Five Volume Set brings together the multidisciplinary expertise needed to understand the history of humans, life, environmental, and climate change to understand what we may expect over the coming decades. Since publication of the previous edition, our understanding of many topics has been revolutionized by new discoveries and new techniques. The development of ancient DNA studies, for example, has revolutionized our thinking about the origins, dispersal, and population dynamics of our ancestors. Every new aDNA analysis from ancient human remains causes the story to become more complex. We are the sole survivors of the genus Homo, yet we harbor genetic fragments from other closely related but long-extinct lineages. The Quaternary is uniquely situated as a laboratory in which to study the shaping of the modern world, including biotic responses to large-scale environmental change. This new edition of this book is the most comprehensive account of state-of-the-art research in this field.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780444519191
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/30/2006
Edition description:	4 Volume Set
Pages:	3576
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Prof. Scott A. Elias is a retired Professor of Quaternary Science at Royal Holloway, University of London, from 2000 to 2017. Before this, he was a Fellow of the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado from 1983 to 2000, where he earned his PhD in Environmental Biology. Elias has authored 226 publications. Since 2006, he has been Editor-in-Chief of three Elsevier encyclopaedias and co-editor-in-chief of four encyclopaedias and one comprehensive reference work. He was the founding editor-in-chief of the Elsevier Reference Collection in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences.

Table of Contents

Entries cover a range of topice in at least 17 major sections:
* Dating Quaternary Events
* Fluvial and Deltaic Environments
* Glacial Landforms
* History of Quaternary Glaciations
* Humans in the Quaternary
* Ice Core Records
* Insect Fossils
* Lake Level Studies
* Non-marine Stable Isotopes
* Paleoceanography
* Paleolimnology
* Quaternary Sea Level
* Paleosoils and Windblown Sediments
* Quaternary Climate Change
* Quaternary Paleobotany
* Quaternary Stratigraphy
* Quaternary Vertebrate Records

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

An essential reference for scientists, students, and others studying the Earth's history from the "Ice Age" until today

Editorial Reviews

"The goal of the editor of this four-volume encyclopedia—to provide authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the subject, to emphasize the interconnectedness of the science, and to make the information of value to all levels—are admirably fulfilled. ...Summing Up: Essential. All levels." —CHOICE

"This is a monumental work of paramount importance for modern earth science. ...Probably the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever. ...The book bears an imprint of unhurried thoroughness in editing...makes reading chapter-by-chapter a pleasure. ...Colour...and resolution of figures...are superb. This book... will undoubtedly be appreciated by the research community and is here to stay as frontrunner for many years to come. Congratulations to...all who decide to put it on their shelves." — BOREAS - An International Journal of Quaternary Research

"There is so much interesting material included that it is difficult to lay the book(s) aside." —Journal of Sedimentary Research

From the Publisher