Islands in Deep Time Ancient Landscapes Lost and Found

The geologist Markes E. Johnson invites readers on a journey through deep time to find the traces of ancient islands. He visits a dozen sites around the globe, looking above and below today's waterlines to uncover how landscapes of the past are preserved in the present.

Info autore

Markes E. Johnson is the Charles L. MacMillan Professor of Natural Science Emeritus at Williams College. His most recent book is Baja California’s Coastal Landscapes Revealed: Excursions in Geologic Time and Climate Change (2021).

Riassunto

The geologist Markes E. Johnson invites readers on a journey through deep time to find the traces of ancient islands. He visits a dozen sites around the globe, looking above and below today’s waterlines to uncover how landscapes of the past are preserved in the present.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Markes E. Johnson, Johnson Markes E.
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 31.10.2023
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Ecologia
• EAN: 9780231212182
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21218-2
• Numero di pagine: 312
• Categorie: Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geology, Islands, Conservation of the environment, Physical geography & topography, Historical Geology, Historical geology and palaeogeology