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Author : I. N. Lancaster
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Environments in the Arid Zone of Southern Africa written by I. N. Lancaster and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (593 download)
Download or read book Late Quaternary Environmental Change in Central Southern Africa with Particular Reference to Extensions of the Arid Zone written by David S. G. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jörgen Runge
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1315738309
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions written by Jörgen Runge and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2015-10-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is volume 33 of the yearbook seriesPalaeoecology of Africa presenting the outcome of atribute conference to the internationally recognized South African researcher and palynologist Professor Louis Scott. He has recently retired, but is continuing his active research career. The conference proceedings and articles published here
Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1120 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (863 download)
Download or read book Late Quaternary Environmental Change in Central Southern Africa with Particular Reference to Extensions of the Arid Zone written by David S. G. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 1120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter J. Holmes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134972393
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)
Download or read book Southern African Landscapes and Environmental Change written by Peter J. Holmes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-07-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa. It examines the links between these environments and the ways in which they have been, are and will likely be subject to change. It covers the geomorphology, soils, vegetation and land use across a range of landscapes, including mountains, coasts, savannah, drylands and wetlands, and identifies the impacts of current and potential climate change and other factors on these environments. The geographical focus is on the region defined by Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Illustrated throughout in full colour, the book will serve as a reference volume for researchers and environmental professionals internationally, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students of geography, ecology and environmental studies in Southern Africa.
Author : Jasper Knight
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316571580
Total Pages : 465 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (165 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa written by Jasper Knight and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ongoing climate change necessitates advances in our understanding of the interrelationships between climate, landscape-shaping processes and human activity over long time periods, especially in areas that are already climatically stressed. This volume presents new ideas on macroscale landscape evolution; mountain, fluvial and aeolian processes; and environments in southern Africa, a key region in the story of human evolution during the last two million years. Interdisciplinary in scope, it brings together an international team of experts to synthesise the latest research and understanding of landscape-human relationships in this region. It incorporates results from the emerging fields of geoarchaeology and cultural landscapes and utilises the latest data and analytical techniques. A key reference for researchers studying hominid evolution, geoarchaeology and environmental change, it provides a benchmark study of southern African landscape evolution during the Quaternary. It will also appeal to professionals and policymakers with interests in future human-landscape evolution in southern Africa.
Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Research Strategies and Methods for Quaternary Science written by David S. G. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter Holmes
Publisher : UJ Press
ISBN 13 : 1920382364
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)
Download or read book Southern African Geomorphology written by Peter Holmes and published by UJ Press. This book was released on 2013-01-06 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the geomorphology and landscape evolution of South Africa, focusing on arid landscapes, fluvial systems, karst, Quaternary landscapes, macro-scale geomorphic evolution, coastal geomorphology and applied geomorphology. It would appeal to postgraduate students in Physical Geography (Geomorphology) and Physical Geology and all academics in the earth sciences.
Author : David Anderson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199697264
Total Pages : 423 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)
Download or read book Global Environments Through the Quaternary written by David Anderson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delves into the environmental changes that have taken place during the Quaternary: the two to three million years during which humans have inhabited the Earth, and conveys the relevance of the study of this period to current environmental and climatic concerns.
Author : Janette Deacon
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Southern Africa written by Janette Deacon and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1988 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining the expertise of an archaeologist and a geologist, this important study gives a balanced evaluation of South African climatic history, summarizing such diverse evidence as dune systems, stable isotopes, pollen, fossil bones, and the distribution of Stone Age people. Together, these factors show the effects of climatic changes on terrestrial ecosystems in the southern African landscape. A comprehensive overview of the nature, scale, and timing of changes coincident with the worldwide interglacial-glacial-interglacial cycle is also presented. The potentials and pitfalls of palaeonenvironmental reconstructions and the implications for biogeography, human population distributions, and palaeoclimatic models are also featured. Researchers in these areas will appreciate this unique and insightful exploration into the climatic history of this fascinating region.
Author : Herbert Basil Sutton Cooke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)
Download or read book Observations Relating to Quaternary Environments in East and Southern Africa written by Herbert Basil Sutton Cooke and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David S. G. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470975695
Total Pages : 658 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (79 download)
Download or read book Arid Zone Geomorphology written by David S. G. Thomas and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. Building on the success of the previous two editions, the Third Edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Whilst this latest edition will remain a comprehensive reference to the subject, the book has been restructured to include regional case studies throughout to enhance student understanding and is clearly defined into five distinct sections; Firstly, the book introduces the reader to Large Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands and then moves on to consider Surface Processes and Characteristics; The Work of Water, The Work of the Wind. The book concludes with a section on Living with Dryland Geomorphology that includes a chapter on geomorphological hazards and the human impact on these environments. Once again, recognised world experts in the field have been invited to contribute chapters in order to present a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current knowledge about the processes shaping the landscape of deserts and arid regions. In order to broaden the appeal of the Third Edition, the book has been reduced in extent by 100 pages and the Regional chapters have been omitted in favour of the inclusion of key regional case studies throughout the book. The Editor is also considering the inclusion of a supplementary website that could include further images, problems and case studies.
Author : A.S. Alsharhan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000150550
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Quaternary Deserts and Climatic Change written by A.S. Alsharhan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-27 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings record the results of climate change in many areas which are hyper-arid deserts today but which, almost cyclically, at intervals of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, have had a much more humid climate.
Author : P. Giresse
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 0080556035
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)
Download or read book Tropical and sub-tropical West Africa - Marine and continental changes during the Late Quaternary written by P. Giresse and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: West Africa and the eastern Atlantic stretching from Mauritania in the north to Namibia in the south offer a large latitudinal stretch incorporating nearly symmetrical climatic gradients from the Equator. On the time scale of Quaternary Glacial and Interglacial cycles, today, we possess well-documented and recently published marine sedimentary records showing changes in oceanic and atmospheric circulations and terrestrial fluxes. Deep-sea sediment records contain a wide range of palaeoenvironmental indicators like oxygen and carbon isotopes, alkenones, foraminiferal and other planktonic assemblages over time periods up to and greater than 125,000 years. These are signals of temperature and circulation shifts and allow Interglacial and Glacial comparisons on a regional and inter-hemispheric scale. However, this effort to synthesize the existing knowledge cannot yet aspire to a global modelling. Linking with terrestrial records, albeit spatially patchy and generally lacking a firm chronology, this book points to shorter time scale chronologies from lakes, marshes and river deposits. Diverse and not very wellknown literature, both French and English, is reported here. Lastly, the book records recent knowledge of the first steps of human occupation of frequently hostile environments and considers the environmental impact of ancient and modern societies. * Covers the recent studies about marine Quaternary environments off West Africa, as well as continental Quaternary environments of tropical and sub-tropical West Africa (over 10,000 to 100,000 years)* Compares the parallel between palae-oenvironmental trends according to latitudinal gradients
Author : Richard W. Battarbee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1402021216
Total Pages : 653 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa written by Richard W. Battarbee and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-11-06 with total page 653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on two complementary time-scales, the Holocene (approximately the last 11,500 years) and the last glacial-interglacial cycle (approximately the last 130,000 years) to synthesize evidence of climate variability at the regional and continental scale across Europe and Africa. This is the first examination of historical climate variations at such a scale, and thus sets a benchmark for future research.
Author : A.S. Alsharhan
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000099873
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Quaternary Deserts and Climatic Change written by A.S. Alsharhan and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-08-26 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These proceedings record the results of climate change in many areas which are hyper-arid deserts today but which, almost cyclically, at intervals of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, have had a much more humid climate.
Author : A. C. Hamilton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780123218803
Total Pages : 350 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (188 download)
Download or read book Environmental History of East Africa written by A. C. Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
