Holocene [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history / / Neil Roberts

• Autore: Roberts Neil <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England, : Wiley Blackwell, 2014
• Edizione: 3rd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (378 p.)
• Disciplina: 930.1
• Soggetto topico: Human ecology - History; Paleoecology - Holocene; Environmental archaeology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Previous edition: Oxford: Blackwell, 1998.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: THE HOLOCENE AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY; Copyright; Contents; Technical boxes; Preface to the third edition; Acknowledgements; About the companion website; 1 Introduction; Sources of information on past environments; Nature and society; The significance of the Holocene; References; 2 Reconstructing Holocene environments; Dating the past; Historical and archaeological dating; Radiometric dating methods; Dendrochronology and radiocarbon calibration; Other dating methods; Conclusion; Palaeoecological techniques; Pollen analysis; Plant remains; Creatures great and small ; Freshwater and marine organismsGeological techniques; Ice and ocean; Stable isotope analysis; Geomorphology and climate; Geo-archaeology; Modelling the past; Models of environmental reconstruction; Computer model simulations; Conclusion; References; 3 The Pleistocene prelude (>11 700 Cal. yr bp); Ice Age environments; The glacial-interglacial cycle; Understanding the causes of long-term climatic change; The Last Glacial Maximum and after; The terminal Pleistocene (15 000-11 700 Cal. yr bp); The Late Glacial in the North Atlantic region ; Terminal Pleistocene climatic oscillation: A globally synchronous event?Adjustment of geomorphic systems; Human ecology at the end of the Pleistocene; Megafaunal extinctions; References; 4 Early Holocene adaptations (11 700-6000 Cal. yr bp); Changes in the physical environment; Ice sheets and sea levels; Human adaptations to coastal environments; Lake ontogeny and soil development; The return of the forests; Europe; Eastern North America; Dry Mediterranean woodland; Tropical forests; Factors affecting forest re-advance; The ecology of Mesolithic Europe; The early Holocene in the tropics ; Saharan palaeoecologyEarly Holocene climates: Pattern and process; Conclusion; References; 5 The first farmers; Agricultural origins; Southwest Asia; China and South Asia; Mesoamerica; Tropical domesticates; Independent innovation or diffusion?; The role of environmental change in early agriculture; Early agricultural impacts; European agricultural dispersals; Ecological consequences of early European agriculture; Conclusion; References; 6 The taming of nature (6000-1000 Cal. yr bp); Introduction; Changes in the natural environment; Climate and vegetation ; The origin and development of blanket miresCoasts and rivers; Cultural evolution; Hydraulic civilisation in Mesopotamia; Environmental impact in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica; Pastoral nomadism; Mediterranean ecosystems; The making of the landscape: The british isles; The primaeval forest; Shaugh Moor: A Bronze Age landscape; The environmental impact of permanent agricultural clearance; Conclusion; References; 7 The impact of modern times (1000-0 Cal. yr bp); Introduction; Climatic changes in historical times; Climate history and global warming ; Consequences of Medieval and Little Ice Age climate change
• Sommario/riassunto: Revised and updated to take account of the most recent advances, this new edition includes material on scientific progress in research into climate, disturbance effects and landscape change, and recent ideas on the causes of lake salinity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Holocene
• ISBN: 9781118712566 (e-book); 9781405155212 (pbk.); 1-4051-5521-3; 1-306-15648-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910453683703321
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