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"Encyclopedia of quaternary science, third edition ... brings together the multidisciplinary expertise needed to understand the history of humans, life, environmental, and climate change to understand what we may expect over the coming decades. Since publication of the previous edition, our und...

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Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Elias, Scott A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; London ; Boston : Elsevier, [2024]
Edition:Third edition
Subjects:
Geology, Stratigraphic > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.
Paleoecology > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.
Paleoclimatology > Quaternary > Encyclopedias.
Stratigraphie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.
Paléoécologie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.
Paléoclimatologie > Quaternaire > Encyclopédies.
Electronic books.
encyclopedias.
Encyclopedias.
Encyclopédies.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"Encyclopedia of quaternary science, third edition ... brings together the multidisciplinary expertise needed to understand the history of humans, life, environmental, and climate change to understand what we may expect over the coming decades. Since publication of the previous edition, our understanding of many topics has been revolutionized by new discoveries and new techniques. The development of ancient DNA studies, for example, has revolutionized our thinking about the origins, dispersal, and population dynamics of our ancestors. Every new aDNA [sic] analysis from ancient human remains causes the story to become more complex"--Description on ScienceDirect, viewed 24 October 2024.
Physical Description:1 online resource (6 volumes) : illustrations (some color), charts, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:0443299978
9780443299971