A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene / edited by C.N. Waters, J.A. Zalasiewicz, M. Williams, M. Ellis and A.M Snelling.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London : The Geological Society, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource (vi, 321 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). |
| Supplemental Content | GeoScienceWorld |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Waters, C. N., editor. |
| Other author/creator | Zalasiewicz, J. A. editor. |
| Other author/creator | Williams, Mark, 1965- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Ellis, Michael A. (Michael Alexander), 1954- editor. |
| Other author/creator | Snelling, A. M. (Andrea Marie), editor. |
| Other author/creator | Geological Society of London publisher. |
| Series | Geological Society special publication ; no. 395 Geological Society special publication ; no. 395. ^A465527 |
| Summary | Mankind has pervasively influenced the Earth's atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere & cryosphere, to the point of fashioning a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. To constrain the Anthropocene as a potential formal unit within the Geological Time Scale, a spectrum of indicators of anthropogenically-induced environmental change is considered, and shown as stratigraphical signals that may be used to characterise an Anthropocene unit, and to recognise its base. This volume describes a range of evidence that may help to define this potential new time unit and details key signatures that could be used in its definition. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Spec. audience char. | Specialized. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version : 9781862396289 |
| ISBN | 9781862396715 (ebook) : |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |