This text, written by a leading researcher in the field, describes the origin and formation of
lakes in order to give context to the question of how lacustrine deposits form. It explains the …

This third edition of Reconstructing Quaternary Environments has been completely revised
and updated to provide a new account of the history and scale of environmental changes …

Palynological and coleopteran data are described from a section through Late Devensian
(Weichselian) deposits at Gransmoor, East Yorkshire, England. The pollen evidence shows …

This comprehensive technical manual is designed to give archaeologists the necessary
background knowledge in environmental science required to excavate and analyze …

Considerable debate surrounds the age of the Middle Pleistocene glacial succession in East
Anglia following some recent stratigraphical reinterpretations. Resolution of the stratigraphy …

Studies of early human settlement in alpine environments provide insights into human
physiological, genetic, and cultural adaptation potentials. Although Late and even Middle …

Three major aspects of freshwater ecology are emphasized in this book:(1) the
characteristics of aquatic habitats, and how these affect the surrounding land and its use;(2) …

Late Quaternary Environmental Change addresses the interaction between human agency
and other environmental factors in the landscapes, particularly of the temperate zone …

Now in its second edition. This text has been extensively revised and rewritten to reflect the
growth in environmental research during the last decade. Human-induced environmental …

Using the pollen sequence of La Grande Pile XX (France), we review problems with the
application of transfer functions in paleoclimatic reconstructions. One of them is to find …