Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
- 3rd Edition - September 18, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Scott A. Elias
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 9 3 1 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 9 9 9 7 - 1
Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Third Edition, Six Volume Set brings together the multidisciplinary expertise needed to understand the history of humans, life, environme… Read more
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Request a sales quoteEncyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Third Edition, Six 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.
- Revised and expanded, this new edition brings the science up-to-date by featuring advances in all the multi-disciplinary aspects of Quaternary science
- Focuses new content on numerical modeling for paleoclimate and ice-sheet reconstructions, which have greatly advanced since publication of the Second Edition
- Covers ancient DNA, which has revolutionized our knowledge of human origins and dispersals, plant and animal population genetics, and more
- Includes short, structured chapters, which help readers finding the information they need and save time
University and research libraries serving geological science, geography, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology and all disciplines relating to Quaternary Science; Governmental bodies and policy makers interested in topics such as environmental change, biodiversity and anthropology
Historical Overview
Quaternary Climate Change
Dating Quaternary Events
Trapped Electron Dating Methods
Paleomagnetic dating
Chemical Dating Methods
Biological Dating Methods
Sediment Dating Methods
Glacial Landforms
History of Quaternary Glaciations
Paleosols and Wind-Blown Sediments
Lake Level Studies
Quaternary Paleobotany (Palynology)
Plant Macrofossils
Diatoms
Quaternary Vertebrate Records
Insect fossils
Paleoceanography
Ice Core Records
Humans in the Quaternary
Proglacial Lakes and Megafloods
Use of Quaternary Proxies in Forensic Science
Tree-ring Studies
Quaternary Climate Change
Dating Quaternary Events
Trapped Electron Dating Methods
Paleomagnetic dating
Chemical Dating Methods
Biological Dating Methods
Sediment Dating Methods
Glacial Landforms
History of Quaternary Glaciations
Paleosols and Wind-Blown Sediments
Lake Level Studies
Quaternary Paleobotany (Palynology)
Plant Macrofossils
Diatoms
Quaternary Vertebrate Records
Insect fossils
Paleoceanography
Ice Core Records
Humans in the Quaternary
Proglacial Lakes and Megafloods
Use of Quaternary Proxies in Forensic Science
Tree-ring Studies
- Edition: 3
- Published: September 18, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 5134
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323999311
- eBook ISBN: 9780443299971
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Scott A. Elias
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.
Affiliations and expertise
Retired Professor of Quaternary Studies and Paleoecology at Royal Holloway, University of London Current Research Affiliate, Quaternary Entomology, UC BoulderRead Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science on ScienceDirect