{"product_id":"plant-life-of-the-quaternary-cold-stages-evidence-from-the-british-isles-paperback-9780521188920","title":"Plant Life of the Quaternary Cold Stages; Evidence from the British Isles (Paperback) 9780521188920","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePlant Life of the Quaternary Cold Stages\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvidence from the British Isles\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides an interpretation of past environments through the analysis of the plant fossil record.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. G. West (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521188920, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 28 April 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e342 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.46 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"...a fine example of how interdisciplinary studies on a large scale can paint a bigger and better picture of life in the past.\"   Jane Francis, Palaios\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 2000 book brings together the published information on the Quaternary cold stage flora of over 80 sites in Britain and Ireland to present a factual cold stage flora from the fossil record. The data provides a basis for an interpretation of the flora, vegetation and environments of some of the most extraordinary periods in the earth's most recent history, now only seen in the imperfect mirror of today's Arctic. This important study aims to reveal the nature of an environment, relatively stable, but totally different to that of today. As such it will be significant not only to those interested in the Quaternary, but also to a wider audience of those studying the present flora, fauna and environment, including climate and climatic change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Geological setting\u003cbr\u003e 3. Sedimentary environments and taphonomy\u003cbr\u003e 4. The data tables\u003cbr\u003e 5. The sites\u003cbr\u003e 6. Identification of the flora\u003cbr\u003e 7. The flora\u003cbr\u003e 8. Representation of taxa in the fossil record\u003cbr\u003e 9. Biological aspects of the cold stage flora\u003cbr\u003e 10. Habitats of the cold stages\u003cbr\u003e 11. The present distribution of taxa found fossil\u003cbr\u003e 12. The vegetation: types and their flora\u003cbr\u003e 13. Evidence of climate\u003cbr\u003e 14. A wider view of cold stage biota\u003cbr\u003e 15. Origin and fate of the cold stage stadial flora\u003cbr\u003e 16. A final word\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Appendix - works consulted in the identification of macroscopic remains.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Palaeontology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Palaeontology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Palaeontology%20%5BRBX%5D%22\"\u003eRBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006799466776,"sku":"9780521188920","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521188920i_fefa898a-bfb7-400a-bb5d-28d653ab1329.jpg?v=1691373460","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/plant-life-of-the-quaternary-cold-stages-evidence-from-the-british-isles-paperback-9780521188920","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}