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Soils of the Past
G.J. Retallack
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Description for Soils of the Past
Paperback. Fossil soils are evidence for reconstructing past terrestrial ecosystems and environments. They are a record of the evolution of ecosystems and their interaction with environments on land, and provide a perspective of our place on Earth. This is a study of sediments laid down on land. Num Pages: 538 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 819.
Landscapes viewed from afar have a timeless quality that is soothing to the human spirit. Yet a tranquil wilderness scene is but a snapshot in the steady stream of surficial change. Wind, water and human activities reshape the landscape by means of gradual to catastrophic and usually irreversible events. Much of this change destroys past landscapes, but at some times and places, landscapes are buried in the rock record. This work is dedicated to the discovery of past landscapes and their life through the fossil record of soils. A long history of surficial changes extending back almost to the origin ... Read more
Landscapes viewed from afar have a timeless quality that is soothing to the human spirit. Yet a tranquil wilderness scene is but a snapshot in the steady stream of surficial change. Wind, water and human activities reshape the landscape by means of gradual to catastrophic and usually irreversible events. Much of this change destroys past landscapes, but at some times and places, landscapes are buried in the rock record. This work is dedicated to the discovery of past landscapes and their life through the fossil record of soils. A long history of surficial changes extending back almost to the origin ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group Netherlands
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9780044457572
SKU
V9780044457572
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Ref
99-15
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