Lacustrine facies analysis /
This book considers the deposition of sediments in different types of lakes and shows how changes in the lake environment can be interpreted from the sediment facies at the lake floor. Lakes are particularly sensitive to climate change and thus their sediments are accurate indicators of environmenta...
| Other Authors: | , , |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Oxford ; Boston :
Blackwell Scientific Publications,
1991.
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| Series: | Special publication ... of the International Association of Sedimentologists ;
no. 13. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book considers the deposition of sediments in different types of lakes and shows how changes in the lake environment can be interpreted from the sediment facies at the lake floor. Lakes are particularly sensitive to climate change and thus their sediments are accurate indicators of environmental change and palaeoclimate. This volume examines both ancient and modern lake deposits which is particularly appropriate considering the current widespread interest in global climate change, with particular emphasis on global warming. The book is global in approach and contains fifteen papers from a. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 318 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444303919 1444303910 0632031492 9780632031498 1282171569 9781282171565 9786612171567 6612171561 1444303929 9781444303926 |