Plant life of the Quaternary cold stages : evidence from the British Isles /
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| Author / Creator: | West, R. G. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000. |
| Description: | xi, 320 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm. + 1 computer optical disc (4 3/4") |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4241467 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Geological setting
- 3. Sedimentary environments and taphonomy
- 4. The data tables
- 5. The sites
- 6. Identification of the flora
- 7. The flora
- 8. Representation of taxa in the fossil record
- 9. Biological aspects of the cold stage flora
- 10. Habitats of the cold stages
- 11. The present distribution of taxa found fossil
- 12. The vegetation: types and their flora
- 13. Evidence of climate
- 14. A wider view of cold stage biota
- 15. Origin and fate of the cold stage stadial flora
- 16. A final word
- References
- Appendix - Works consulted in the identification of macroscopic remains
