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Soil grown tall : the epic saga of life from earth / / Gregory J. Retallack
| Soil grown tall : the epic saga of life from earth / / Gregory J. Retallack |
| Autore | Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 pages) |
| Disciplina | 552.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleopedology
Life - Origin |
| ISBN |
9783030887391
9783030887384 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910547298403321 |
Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951->
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack
| Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack |
| Autore | Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.7
552.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleopedology
Geology |
| ISBN |
1-282-34875-2
9786612348754 0-470-69871-3 0-470-69816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Soils of the Past An introduction to paleopedology; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Soils and paleosols; 1 Paleopedology; 2 Soils on and under the landscape; Soils and paleosols on the landscape; Quaternary paleosols; Paleosols at major unconformities; Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences; 3 Featuresof fossilsoils; Root traces; Soil horizons; Soil structure; 4 Soil-forming processes; Indicators of physical weathering; Indicators of chemical weathering; Indicators of biological weathering; Common soil-forming processes
5 Soil classificationFA0 world map; US soil taxonomy; A word of caution; 6 Mapping and naming paleosols; Paleoenvironmental studies; Stratigraphic studies; Deeply weathered rocks; 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial; Burial decomposition of organic matter; Burial gleization of organic matter; Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides; Cementation of primary porosity; Compaction by overburden; Illitization of smectite; Zeolitiiation and celadonitiation of volcanic rocks; Coalificationof peat; Kerogen maturation and cracking; Neomorphism of carbonate; Metamorphism Common patterns of alterationPart 2: Factors in soil formation; 8 Modelsof soil formation; 9 Climate; Classification of climate; Indicators of precipitation; Indicators of temperature; Indicators of seasonality; Indicators of greenhouse atmospheres; 10 Organisms; Tracesof organisms; Tracesof ecosystems; Fossil preservation in paleosols; 11 Topographic relief as a factor; Indicators of past geomorphological setting; Indicators of past water table; Interpreting paleocatenae; 12 Parent materialas a factor; General properties of parent materials; Some common parent materials A base line for soil formation13 Time as a factor; Indicators of paleosol development; Accumulation of paleosol sequences; Part 3: Fossil record of soils; 14 A long-term naturalexperiment in pedogenesis; 15 Soilsof otherworlds; Soilsof theMoon; Soils of Venus; Soils of Mars; Meteorites; Relevancetoearly Earth; 16 Earth's earliest landscapes; Oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere; Differentiation of continental crust; Precambrian scenery; 17 Early lie on land; Did life originate in soil?; Evidence for early life in paleosols,; MotherEarthor heartof darkness?; 18 Large plants and animalsonland Evidence of multicellular organisms in paleosolsHow did multicellular land organisms arise?; Biological innovation or environmental regulation?; 19 Afforestationof theland; Early forest soils; A diversifying landscape; A finer web of life on land; The shapeof evolution; 20 Grasses in dry continental interiors; Early grassland soils; How did grasslands arise?; Evolutionary processes; 21 Human impact on landscapes; Human origins; Early human ecology; A tamed landscape; Glossary; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144536003321 |
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Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack
| Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack |
| Autore | Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.7
552.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleopedology
Geology |
| ISBN |
1-282-34875-2
9786612348754 0-470-69871-3 0-470-69816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Soils of the Past An introduction to paleopedology; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Soils and paleosols; 1 Paleopedology; 2 Soils on and under the landscape; Soils and paleosols on the landscape; Quaternary paleosols; Paleosols at major unconformities; Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences; 3 Featuresof fossilsoils; Root traces; Soil horizons; Soil structure; 4 Soil-forming processes; Indicators of physical weathering; Indicators of chemical weathering; Indicators of biological weathering; Common soil-forming processes
5 Soil classificationFA0 world map; US soil taxonomy; A word of caution; 6 Mapping and naming paleosols; Paleoenvironmental studies; Stratigraphic studies; Deeply weathered rocks; 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial; Burial decomposition of organic matter; Burial gleization of organic matter; Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides; Cementation of primary porosity; Compaction by overburden; Illitization of smectite; Zeolitiiation and celadonitiation of volcanic rocks; Coalificationof peat; Kerogen maturation and cracking; Neomorphism of carbonate; Metamorphism Common patterns of alterationPart 2: Factors in soil formation; 8 Modelsof soil formation; 9 Climate; Classification of climate; Indicators of precipitation; Indicators of temperature; Indicators of seasonality; Indicators of greenhouse atmospheres; 10 Organisms; Tracesof organisms; Tracesof ecosystems; Fossil preservation in paleosols; 11 Topographic relief as a factor; Indicators of past geomorphological setting; Indicators of past water table; Interpreting paleocatenae; 12 Parent materialas a factor; General properties of parent materials; Some common parent materials A base line for soil formation13 Time as a factor; Indicators of paleosol development; Accumulation of paleosol sequences; Part 3: Fossil record of soils; 14 A long-term naturalexperiment in pedogenesis; 15 Soilsof otherworlds; Soilsof theMoon; Soils of Venus; Soils of Mars; Meteorites; Relevancetoearly Earth; 16 Earth's earliest landscapes; Oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere; Differentiation of continental crust; Precambrian scenery; 17 Early lie on land; Did life originate in soil?; Evidence for early life in paleosols,; MotherEarthor heartof darkness?; 18 Large plants and animalsonland Evidence of multicellular organisms in paleosolsHow did multicellular land organisms arise?; Biological innovation or environmental regulation?; 19 Afforestationof theland; Early forest soils; A diversifying landscape; A finer web of life on land; The shapeof evolution; 20 Grasses in dry continental interiors; Early grassland soils; How did grasslands arise?; Evolutionary processes; 21 Human impact on landscapes; Human origins; Early human ecology; A tamed landscape; Glossary; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996212491303316 |
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Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack
| Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack |
| Autore | Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.7
552.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleopedology
Geology |
| ISBN |
1-282-34875-2
9786612348754 0-470-69871-3 0-470-69816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Soils of the Past An introduction to paleopedology; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Soils and paleosols; 1 Paleopedology; 2 Soils on and under the landscape; Soils and paleosols on the landscape; Quaternary paleosols; Paleosols at major unconformities; Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences; 3 Featuresof fossilsoils; Root traces; Soil horizons; Soil structure; 4 Soil-forming processes; Indicators of physical weathering; Indicators of chemical weathering; Indicators of biological weathering; Common soil-forming processes
5 Soil classificationFA0 world map; US soil taxonomy; A word of caution; 6 Mapping and naming paleosols; Paleoenvironmental studies; Stratigraphic studies; Deeply weathered rocks; 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial; Burial decomposition of organic matter; Burial gleization of organic matter; Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides; Cementation of primary porosity; Compaction by overburden; Illitization of smectite; Zeolitiiation and celadonitiation of volcanic rocks; Coalificationof peat; Kerogen maturation and cracking; Neomorphism of carbonate; Metamorphism Common patterns of alterationPart 2: Factors in soil formation; 8 Modelsof soil formation; 9 Climate; Classification of climate; Indicators of precipitation; Indicators of temperature; Indicators of seasonality; Indicators of greenhouse atmospheres; 10 Organisms; Tracesof organisms; Tracesof ecosystems; Fossil preservation in paleosols; 11 Topographic relief as a factor; Indicators of past geomorphological setting; Indicators of past water table; Interpreting paleocatenae; 12 Parent materialas a factor; General properties of parent materials; Some common parent materials A base line for soil formation13 Time as a factor; Indicators of paleosol development; Accumulation of paleosol sequences; Part 3: Fossil record of soils; 14 A long-term naturalexperiment in pedogenesis; 15 Soilsof otherworlds; Soilsof theMoon; Soils of Venus; Soils of Mars; Meteorites; Relevancetoearly Earth; 16 Earth's earliest landscapes; Oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere; Differentiation of continental crust; Precambrian scenery; 17 Early lie on land; Did life originate in soil?; Evidence for early life in paleosols,; MotherEarthor heartof darkness?; 18 Large plants and animalsonland Evidence of multicellular organisms in paleosolsHow did multicellular land organisms arise?; Biological innovation or environmental regulation?; 19 Afforestationof theland; Early forest soils; A diversifying landscape; A finer web of life on land; The shapeof evolution; 20 Grasses in dry continental interiors; Early grassland soils; How did grasslands arise?; Evolutionary processes; 21 Human impact on landscapes; Human origins; Early human ecology; A tamed landscape; Glossary; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830016303321 |
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Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951->
|
||
| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack
| Soils of the past [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to paleopedology / / Gregory J. Retallack |
| Autore | Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951-> |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (418 p.) |
| Disciplina |
551.7
552.5 |
| Soggetto topico |
Paleopedology
Geology |
| ISBN |
1-282-34875-2
9786612348754 0-470-69871-3 0-470-69816-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Soils of the Past An introduction to paleopedology; Contents; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Soils and paleosols; 1 Paleopedology; 2 Soils on and under the landscape; Soils and paleosols on the landscape; Quaternary paleosols; Paleosols at major unconformities; Paleosols in sedimentary and volcanic sequences; 3 Featuresof fossilsoils; Root traces; Soil horizons; Soil structure; 4 Soil-forming processes; Indicators of physical weathering; Indicators of chemical weathering; Indicators of biological weathering; Common soil-forming processes
5 Soil classificationFA0 world map; US soil taxonomy; A word of caution; 6 Mapping and naming paleosols; Paleoenvironmental studies; Stratigraphic studies; Deeply weathered rocks; 7 Alteration of paleosols after burial; Burial decomposition of organic matter; Burial gleization of organic matter; Burial reddening of iron oxides and hydroxides; Cementation of primary porosity; Compaction by overburden; Illitization of smectite; Zeolitiiation and celadonitiation of volcanic rocks; Coalificationof peat; Kerogen maturation and cracking; Neomorphism of carbonate; Metamorphism Common patterns of alterationPart 2: Factors in soil formation; 8 Modelsof soil formation; 9 Climate; Classification of climate; Indicators of precipitation; Indicators of temperature; Indicators of seasonality; Indicators of greenhouse atmospheres; 10 Organisms; Tracesof organisms; Tracesof ecosystems; Fossil preservation in paleosols; 11 Topographic relief as a factor; Indicators of past geomorphological setting; Indicators of past water table; Interpreting paleocatenae; 12 Parent materialas a factor; General properties of parent materials; Some common parent materials A base line for soil formation13 Time as a factor; Indicators of paleosol development; Accumulation of paleosol sequences; Part 3: Fossil record of soils; 14 A long-term naturalexperiment in pedogenesis; 15 Soilsof otherworlds; Soilsof theMoon; Soils of Venus; Soils of Mars; Meteorites; Relevancetoearly Earth; 16 Earth's earliest landscapes; Oxygenation of the Earth's atmosphere; Differentiation of continental crust; Precambrian scenery; 17 Early lie on land; Did life originate in soil?; Evidence for early life in paleosols,; MotherEarthor heartof darkness?; 18 Large plants and animalsonland Evidence of multicellular organisms in paleosolsHow did multicellular land organisms arise?; Biological innovation or environmental regulation?; 19 Afforestationof theland; Early forest soils; A diversifying landscape; A finer web of life on land; The shapeof evolution; 20 Grasses in dry continental interiors; Early grassland soils; How did grasslands arise?; Evolutionary processes; 21 Human impact on landscapes; Human origins; Early human ecology; A tamed landscape; Glossary; References; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876772803321 |
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Retallack Greg J (Greg John), <1951->
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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