Bibliograph

The ice age, a very short introduction, Jamie Woodward

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The ice age, a very short introduction, Jamie Woodward

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-150) and index

Illustrations

mapschartsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The ice age

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

857848721

Responsibility statement

Jamie Woodward

Series statement

Very short introductions, 380

Sub title

a very short introduction

Summary

"In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds." --Publisher

Table Of Contents

1. The quarternary ice age -- 2. Erratic boulders and the diluvium -- 3. Monster glaciers -- 4. Die Eiszeit -- 5. 1840 -- 6. Ice sheets or icebergs? -- 7. Glacials, interglacials, and celestial cycles -- 8. Deep ocean sediments and dating the past -- 9. Ice cores, abrupt climate shifts, and ecosystem change

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