The Cretaceous World

The Cretaceous World

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  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 336 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780521538435
  • DDC分類 551.77

基本説明

A richly ilustrated textbook for all Earth Science Scientists, students and professional. Contents: The mobile palaeogeographical framework; Fluctuating sea-level; Biogeochemical cycles; Volcanic imputs; Seeking and explanation; and more.

Table of Contents

Preface
Part I. Survey of the Cretaceous World: 1.
Introduction to the Cretaceous
2. The mobile palaeogeographical framework
3. Fluctuating sea-level
4. Changing climate and biota
5. Changing climate and biota - the marine
record
Part II. The Workings of the Cretaceous World:
6. Biogeochemical cycles
7. Volcanic inputs
8. The operation of major geological carbon
sinks
9. The lost world rediscovered
Part III. The End of an Era: 10. The
end-Cretaceous mass extinction
11. Seeking an explanation
12. The 'smoking gun'
13. The effects of the Chicxulub impact
Acknowledgements
References
Index.