analysis of how measured sedimentation rate decreases with timescale of measurement
quantified the vanishingly small fractional time preservation—completeness—of the …

This book offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to desert ecology and adopts a
strong evolutionary focus. As with other titles in the Biology of Habitats Series, the emphasis …

An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the
atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for …

Based on four decades of research by Professor Andrew Goudie, this volume provides a
state-of-the-art synthesis of our understanding of desert geomorphology. It presents a truly …

The landscape of the hyperarid Atacama Desert in northern Chile records extremely slow
change on Earth's surface. Disputed ages for the onset of hyperaridity range from the late …

This paper integrates prior scholarship on desert pavements with a case study of pavements
on stream terraces in the Sonoran Desert to analyze the processes and site conditions that …

We describe the geological, geochronological, geomorphological, and faunal context of the
Malapa site and the fossils of Australopithecus sediba. The hominins occur with a …

The left-lateral strike-slip Xianshuihe fault system, located in eastern Tibet, is one of the most
tectonically active intracontinental fault systems in China, if not in the world, along which …

A regional truncation surface developed during the Oligocene in the northern Red Sea and
southern Levant as a result of the combined effects:(1) the formation of an∼ 3000 km× 1500 …

Mineral dust in the atmosphere has implications for Earth's radiation budget,
biogeochemical cycles, hydrological cycles, human health, and visibility. Currently, the …