Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science

Автор: Elias S.A.
Название: Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science
Издательство: Elsevier
Год: 2006
Формат: PDF
Размер:215.03mb
язык: английский
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The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that has been growing in scientific and societal importance in recent years. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments. Quaternary terrestrial sediments contain the fossil remains of existing species of flora and fauna, and their immediate predecessors. Quaternary science plays an integral part in such important issues for modern society as groundwater resources and contamination, sea level change, geologic hazards (earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis), and soil erosion.