Global Continental Changes: The Context of Palaeohydrology (Geological Society Special Publication)

Palaeohydrology is the study of changes in the waters of the Earth prior to continuous monitoring. Knowledge of these changes is important for the understanding of past and present environmental changes and of the form of the present-day environment. The evolution of the hydrological cycle in response to climatic change produces a chain of environmental and human consequences - factors that are becoming more relevant as climate change is predicted. Evidence of past environmental changes may be used to validate models with which to predict future change - thus the study of rates, mechanisms and processes of Late Quaternary hydrological changes is of critical importance. This volume is designed for all who are interested in the hydrological impacts of climatic change and the contribution that palaeohydrology can make to the study of these changes. It details recent achievements in this important field, and provides for prioritizing and guiding future studies. Details recent advances in palaeohydrological research. Case studies from a wide variety of climatic and physical regions. Describes a wide variety of techniques. Discusses the future for palaeohydrological research. Also available: Climates: Past and Present (Geological Society Special Publication Number 181) - ISBN 1862390754 Climate Change and Groundwater - Special Publication no 288 - ISBN 1862392358 The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides Lamination And Primary Production In Fossil Lakes: Relationship To Palaeoclimate In The Carboniferous-permian Transition / A. Clausing & J.a. Boy -- Global Terrestrial Productivity In The Mesozoic Era / D.j. Beerling -- Climatic Modelling In The Cretaceous Using The Distribution Of Planktonic Foraminiferida / M.b. Hart -- The Maastrichtian (late Cretaceous) Climate In The Northern Hemisphere / L.b. Golovneva -- Palaeoclimatic Evolution In The Miocene From The Transylvanian Depression Reflected In The Fossil Record / C. Chira, S. Filipescu & V. Codrea -- Environmental Changes In Pre-evaporitic Late Miocene Time In The Lorca Basin (se Spain): Diatom Results / Th. Jurkschat, J. Fenner, R. Fischer ... [et Al.] -- Late Miocene Climatic Cycles And Their Effect On Sedimentation (west Hungary) / M. Korpás-hódi, E. Nagy, E. Nagy-bodor ... [et Al.] -- Climatic Oscillations Versus Environmental Changes In The Interpretation Of Tertiary Plant Assemblages / Z. Kvaček -- An Integrated Micropalaeontological Approach Applied To Late Pleistocene-holocene Palaeoclimatological And Palaeoenvironmental Changes (gaeta Bay, Tyrrhenian Sea) / F.o. Amore, G. Ciampo, V. Di Donato ... [et Al.] -- Cooling Evidence From Pleistocene Shelf Assemblages In Se Sicily / I. Di Geronimo, R. Di Geronimo, R. La Perna ... [et Al.] -- Late Glacial And Post-glacial Pollen Records And Inferred Climatic Changes From Lake Balaton And The Great Hungarian Plain / E. Nagy-bodor, M. Járai-komlódi & A. Medve -- Palaeoceanography And Numerical Modelling: The Mediterranean Sea At Times Of Sapropel Formation / E.j. Rohling, S. De Rijk, P.g. Myers ... [et Al.] -- Pollen Analysis Of The Acerno Palaeo-lacustrine Succession (middle Pleistocene, Southern Italy) / E. Russo Ermolli -- Large Mammal Turnover Pulses Correlated With Latest Neogene Glacial Trends In The Northwestern Mediterranean Region / B. Azanza, M.t. Alberdi & J.l. Prado -- The Contribution Of Quaternary Vertebrates To Palaeoenvironmental And Palaeoclimatological Reconstructions In Sicily / L. Bonfiglio, A.c. Marra & F. Masini -- Were Climatic Changes A Driving Force In Hominid Evolution? / J. Chaline, A. Durand, A. Dambricourt Malassé ... [et Al.] -- Late Quaternary Vertebrate Taphocoenoses From Cave Deposits In Southeastern Austria: Responses In A Periglacial Setting / F.a. Fladerer. Edited By Malcolm B. Hart. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Edited By J. Branson, A.g. Brown And K.j. Gregory. This Volume Arises From Two International Meetings, Held At Chilworth Manor, Southampton, 9-12 September 1994, And At The Geological Society Of London, 13 September 1994. The First Was Organized By The Inqua Commission On Global Continental Palaeohydrology (glocoph) And The Second By The Commission In Conjunction With The British Geomorphological Research Group--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover ......Page 2 Cover (big)......Page 3 Frontmatter......Page 4 Contents......Page 11 1......Page 13 9......Page 21 19......Page 30 27......Page 37 43......Page 53 57......Page 67 73......Page 83 85......Page 94 99......Page 108 121......Page 130 139......Page 147 155......Page 162 165......Page 171 181......Page 186 191......Page 196 205......Page 210 217......Page 221 235......Page 238 251......Page 253 257......Page 259 Index......Page 268 Papers in this volume show how studies of micro- and macro-fossils, plants and vertebrate fossils from a range of geological ages have contributed to our understanding of how climate affects both local, and more widespread, regions