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Environmental Change in Iceland: Past and Present
. Ed(S): Maizels, Judith K.; Caseldine, Chris
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paperback. Editor(s): Maizels, Judith K.; Caseldine, Chris. Series: Glaciology and Quaternary Geology. Num Pages: 333 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBK; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 534.
3 new biota and extinction of others, and extensive soil erosion reaching almost catastrophic proportions have led to desertification of many upland areas and abandonment by local populations. The role of climatic change as opposed to deforestation and sheep grazing in creating these new environments has proved a further issue of great controversy. While our understanding of historic environmental changes remains inadequate, our knowledge of processes that are modifying the present-day landscape is also sparse and selective. Little is known of active periglacial processes, slope instabilities, and rates of soil erosion by slope wash and aeolian transport. Coastal processes of ... Read more
3 new biota and extinction of others, and extensive soil erosion reaching almost catastrophic proportions have led to desertification of many upland areas and abandonment by local populations. The role of climatic change as opposed to deforestation and sheep grazing in creating these new environments has proved a further issue of great controversy. While our understanding of historic environmental changes remains inadequate, our knowledge of processes that are modifying the present-day landscape is also sparse and selective. Little is known of active periglacial processes, slope instabilities, and rates of soil erosion by slope wash and aeolian transport. Coastal processes of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
333
Condition
New
Series
Glaciology and Quaternary Geology
Number of Pages
333
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401053891
SKU
V9789401053891
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Reviews for Environmental Change in Iceland: Past and Present
It is highly recommended to anyone interested in the study of northern climate, environment, and Quaternary history. Bulletin American Meteorological Society