The physical geography and geology of the Driftless Area : the career and contributions of James C. Knox /

Over the course of his 43-year career, James C. Knox conducted seminal research on the geomorphology of the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin. His research covered wide-ranging topics such as long-term land-scape evolution in the Driftless Area, responses of floods to climate change since the...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Carson, Eric C. (Editor), Rawling, J. Elmo (Editor), Daniels, J. Michael (Editor), Attig, John W. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Colorado : Geological Society of America, [2019]
Series:	Special papers (Geological Society of America) ; 543.
Subjects:	Geology > Driftless Area. Geology > Wisconsin. Physical geography > Driftless Area. Physical geography > Wisconsin. Knox, James C. Driftless Area.

Table of Contents:

Geology of the Driftless Area / James C. Knox
The glacial record in regions surrounding the Driftless Area / Eric C. Carson, John W. Attig, and J. Elmo Rawling III
Late Pleistocene vegetation in the Driftless Area / Richard G. Baker
Loess, eolian sand, and colluvium in the Driftless Area / Joseph A. Mason, Peter M. Jacobs, and David S. Leigh
Holocene paleohydrology and paleofloods in the Driftless Area / J. Michael Daniels, David S. Leigh, and Eric C. Carson
An overview of Drifless Area prehistory / James B. Stoltman and Robert F. Boszhardt
Historic changes to floodplain systems in the Driftless Area / Colin S. Belby, Lindsay J. Spigel, and Faith A. Fitzpatrick
Lead and zinc mining in the Driftless Area / James C. Knox.