The great ice age : climate change and life /

Wilson, R. C. L.

The great ice age : climate change and life / R. C. L. Wilson, S. A. Drury, and J. L. Chapman. - London ; New York : Routledge, [2000]. - xviii,267 p. : ill. ; 25cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cycles of climatic change: evidence and explanations. The Great Ice Age ; Understanding present and past climates ; Understanding the Cryosphere ; The deep sea record ; Revealing the Milankovich pacemaker ; Evidence for rapid climate change ; Explanations -- Ecological change and human origins.; Climate change and life on land ; The record of humanity ; Changing environments and changing habits ; Human impact during the Holocene.

Documenting and explaining the natural climatic and palaeoecologic changes that have occurred during the past 2.6 million years, this text outlines the emergence and global impact of our species during this period.

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Climatic changes.
Glacial epoch.
Paleoecology--Quaternary
Nature--Effect of human beings on
Science.
General & world history
Palaeontology
Meteorology & climatology
Historical geography
Applied ecology