Editor-in-Chief:
S.A. Elias, Royal Holloway, University of London, U.K.
Description
The quaternary sciences constitute a dynamic, multidisciplinary field of research that has been growing in scientific and societal importance
in recent years. This branch of the Earth sciences links ancient prehistory to modern environments. Quaternary terrestrial sediments
contain the fossil remains of existing species of flora and fauna, and their immediate predecessors. Quaternary science plays an integral
part in such important issues for modern society as groundwater resources and contamination, sea level change, geologic hazards (earthquakes,
volcanic eruptions, tsunamis), and soil erosion.
With over 360 articles and 2,600 pages, many in full-color, the
Encyclopedia
of Quaternary Science provides broad ranging, up-to-date articles on all of the major topics in the field. Written by a team
of leading experts and under the guidance of an international editorial board, the articles are at a level that allows undergraduate
students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with the latest information in the field.
Also available online
via ScienceDirect (2006) – featuring extensive browsing, searching, and internal cross-referencing between articles in the work, plus
dynamic linking to journal articles and abstract databases, making navigation flexible and easy. For more information, pricing options
and availability visit www.info.sciencedirect.com.
Audience:
Researchers, professionals and students studying Earth processes and history over the last 1-2 million years
