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Global Events And Event Stratigraphy In The Phanerozoic
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Book Synopsis Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic by : Otto H. Walliser
Download or read book Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Phanerozoic written by Otto H. Walliser and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The existence of rapid and even catastrophic turnovers within the Phanerozoic ecosystems has been discussed controversially for more than 170 years. Since 1980 this discussion has become even more intensive after the hypothesis of Alvarez, explaining the end-Cretaceous mass extinction as the result of a huge asteroid impact on the Earth. This theory stimulated several thousand papers and is still controversial. The international research programme on "Global Biological Events in Earth History" attempts to bring the discussion back to the facts by using multidisciplinary investigations of the major Phanerozoic events. The results of an international group of experts are presented giving a wealth of information and a thorough discussion of the causes of the various global events.
Book Synopsis Phanerozoic Global Bio-events and Event Stratigraphy, Göttingen, February 16-19, 1992 by : International Geological Correlation Programme. Project 216
Download or read book Phanerozoic Global Bio-events and Event Stratigraphy, Göttingen, February 16-19, 1992 written by International Geological Correlation Programme. Project 216 and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Phanerozoic Global Bio-events and Event Stratigraphy by : International Conference on Bio-Events
Download or read book Phanerozoic Global Bio-events and Event Stratigraphy written by International Conference on Bio-Events and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Mid-Paleozoic by : Kun Wang
Download or read book Global Events and Event Stratigraphy in the Mid-Paleozoic written by Kun Wang and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Joint Meeting of IGCP Projects 216, 293 and 303 on Event Markers in Earth History (1991, Calgary, Alberta) Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :99 pages Book Rating :4.:/5 (174 download)
Book Synopsis Event Markers in Earth History by : Joint Meeting of IGCP Projects 216, 293 and 303 on Event Markers in Earth History (1991, Calgary, Alberta)
Download or read book Event Markers in Earth History written by Joint Meeting of IGCP Projects 216, 293 and 303 on Event Markers in Earth History (1991, Calgary, Alberta) and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Cycles and Events in Stratigraphy by : Werner Ricken
Download or read book Cycles and Events in Stratigraphy written by Werner Ricken and published by Springer. This book was released on 1991 with total page 984 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Paleontological Events by : Carlton Elliot Brett
Download or read book Paleontological Events written by Carlton Elliot Brett and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recent renaissance in the field of "event" stratigraphy has promoted a much more thorough examination of the geologic record of particular fossil-bearing strata. This reference work compiles the findings of leading researchers on fossil beds, epiboles and global bioevents, mapping out a definitive temporal and regional classification of event horizons. Based primarily on research with Lower and Middle Paleozoic rocks of eastern North America, 'this volume significantly links these events to relatively short-term phenomena, including storms and climate-forcing cycles. An invaluable resource for specialists and students in the fields of paleontology, paleoecology, stratigraphy, and sedimentology, Paleontological Events helps to clarify the biological and taphonomic significance of these horizons.
Book Synopsis Sustainable Energy and Environment by : Sandeep Narayan Kundu
Download or read book Sustainable Energy and Environment written by Sandeep Narayan Kundu and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-09-20 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a comprehensive introductory discussion of Earth, energy, and the environment in an integrated manner that will lead to an appreciation of our complex planet. The book looks at Earth from the perspective of a livable planet and elaborates on the surface and subsurface processes and the various energy cycles where energy is transformed and stored in the planet’s various spheres. The chapters discuss the interactions between the different parts of Earth—how energy is exchanged between the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere, and how they impact the environment in which we live.
Book Synopsis The Vegetation of Antarctica through Geological Time by : David J. Cantrill
Download or read book The Vegetation of Antarctica through Geological Time written by David J. Cantrill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-22 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fossil history of plant life in Antarctica is central to our understanding of the evolution of vegetation through geological time and also plays a key role in reconstructing past configurations of the continents and associated climatic conditions. This book provides the only detailed overview of the development of Antarctic vegetation from the Devonian period to the present day, presenting Earth scientists with valuable insights into the break up of the ancient supercontinent of Gondwana. Details of specific floras and ecosystems are provided within the context of changing geological, geographical and environmental conditions, alongside comparisons with contemporaneous and modern ecosystems. The authors demonstrate how palaeobotany contributes to our understanding of the paleoenvironmental changes in the southern hemisphere during this period of Earth history. The book is a complete and up-to-date reference for researchers and students in Antarctic paleobotany and terrestrial paleoecology.
Book Synopsis Past and Present Water Column Anoxia by : Lev N. Neretin
Download or read book Past and Present Water Column Anoxia written by Lev N. Neretin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-02 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, 4-8 October 2003
Book Synopsis A Geologic Time Scale 2004 by : Felix M. Gradstein
Download or read book A Geologic Time Scale 2004 written by Felix M. Gradstein and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new detailed international geologic time scale, including methodology and a wallchart.
Book Synopsis In the Light of Evolution by : National Academy of Sciences
Download or read book In the Light of Evolution written by National Academy of Sciences and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisis-among the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earth-will have to be initiated by mankind. Little time remains for the public, corporations, and governments to awaken to the magnitude of what is at stake. This book aims to assist that critical educational mission, synthesizing recent scientific information and ideas about threats to biodiversity in the past, present, and projected future. This is the second volume from the In the Light of Evolution series, based on a series of Arthur M. Sackler colloquia, and designed to promote the evolutionary sciences. Each installment explores evolutionary perspectives on a particular biological topic that is scientifically intriguing but also has special relevance to contemporary societal issues or challenges. Individually and collectively, the ILE series aims to interpret phenomena in various areas of biology through the lens of evolution, address some of the most intellectually engaging as well as pragmatically important societal issues of our times, and foster a greater appreciation of evolutionary biology as a consolidating foundation for the life sciences.
Book Synopsis The Great Fossil Enigma by : Simon J. Knell
Download or read book The Great Fossil Enigma written by Simon J. Knell and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating, comprehensive, accessible account of conodont fossils—one of paleontology’s greatest mysteries: “Deserves to be widely read and enjoyed” (Priscum). Stephen Jay Gould borrowed from Winston Churchill when he described the eel-like conodont animal as a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. The search for its identity confounded scientists for more than a century. Some thought it a slug, others a fish, a worm, a plant, even a primitive ancestor of ourselves. As the list of possibilities grew, an answer to the riddle never seemed any nearer. Would the animal that left behind the miniscule fossils known as conodonts ever be identified? Three times the creature was found, but each was quite different from the others. Were any of them really the one? Simon J. Knell takes the reader on a journey through 150 years of scientific thinking, imagining, and arguing. Slowly the animal begins to reveal traces of itself: its lifestyle, its remarkable evolution, its witnessing of great catastrophes, its movements over the surface of the planet, and finally its anatomy. Today the conodont animal remains perhaps the most disputed creature in the zoological world.
Book Synopsis Devonian Events and Correlations by : R. T. Becker
Download or read book Devonian Events and Correlations written by R. T. Becker and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Devonian was a peculiar period, characterized by simplified plate tectonic configurations, climatic overheating and widely flooded continents. The bloom of fishes and ammonoids, extensive reef complexes, and the conquest of land indicate major biosphere innovations, punctuated by many global events, including two of the biggest mass extinctions. The Devonian was the first system for which subdivisions were formally defined. This was achieved by significant advances in pelagic biostratigraphy. The chronostratigraphic framework and interdisciplinary techniques allow us to correlate intervals or sudden events across facies boundaries, in order to reconstruct the sedimentary and evolutionary history of the system with highest precision. This volume honors the lifetime stratigraphic achievements of Michael Robert House (1930-2002). Based on case studies from Europe, North Africa and North America, it shows how the combination of biostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, magnetostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy and event stratigraphy can contribute to a much deeper understanding of both regional and global environmental change.
Book Synopsis Understanding Earth's Deep Past by : National Research Council
Download or read book Understanding Earth's Deep Past written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is little dispute within the scientific community that humans are changing Earth's climate on a decadal to century time-scale. By the end of this century, without a reduction in emissions, atmospheric CO2 is projected to increase to levels that Earth has not experienced for more than 30 million years. As greenhouse gas emissions propel Earth toward a warmer climate state, an improved understanding of climate dynamics in warm environments is needed to inform public policy decisions. In Understanding Earth's Deep Past, the National Research Council reports that rocks and sediments that are millions of years old hold clues to how the Earth's future climate would respond in an environment with high levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases. Understanding Earth's Deep Past provides an assessment of both the demonstrated and underdeveloped potential of the deep-time geologic record to inform us about the dynamics of the global climate system. The report describes past climate changes, and discusses potential impacts of high levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases on regional climates, water resources, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and the cycling of life-sustaining elements. While revealing gaps in scientific knowledge of past climate states, the report highlights a range of high priority research issues with potential for major advances in the scientific understanding of climate processes. This proposed integrated, deep-time climate research program would study how climate responded over Earth's different climate states, examine how climate responds to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and clarify the processes that lead to anomalously warm polar and tropical regions and the impact on marine and terrestrial life. In addition to outlining a research agenda, Understanding Earth's Deep Past proposes an implementation strategy that will be an invaluable resource to decision-makers in the field, as well as the research community, advocacy organizations, government agencies, and college professors and students.
Book Synopsis From the Guajira Desert to the Apennines, and from Mediterranean Microplates to the Mexican Killer Asteroid by : Christian Koeberl
Download or read book From the Guajira Desert to the Apennines, and from Mediterranean Microplates to the Mexican Killer Asteroid written by Christian Koeberl and published by Geological Society of America. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This volume pays tribute to the career and scientific accomplishments of Walter Alvarez with papers related to the many topics he has covered : tectonics of microplates, structural geology, paleomagnetics, Apennine sedimentary sequences, geoarchaeology and Roman volcanics, Big History, and the discovery of evidence for a large asteroidal impact event at the Cretaceous-Tertiary (now Cretaceous-Paleogene) boundary site in Gubbio, Italy"--
Book Synopsis Great Lakes Rocks by : Stephen E. Kesler
Download or read book Great Lakes Rocks written by Stephen E. Kesler and published by University of Michigan Regional. This book was released on 2019 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A much-needed exploration of Great Lakes geology
