Late Cainozoic floras of Iceland : 15 million years of vegetation and climate history in the northern North Atlantic / Thomas Denk [and others].

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Book
Language
English
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Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2011.
Description
xvi, 854 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 24 cm.

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    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • Introduction to the nature and geology of Iceland
    • A brief review of paleobotanical research in Iceland
    • Systematic paleobotany
    • The archaic floras
    • The classic Surtarbrandur floras
    • The early late Miocene floras - first evidence of cool temperate and herbaceous taxa
    • The middle late Miocene floras - a window into the regional vegetation surrounding a large caldera
    • A lakeland area in the late Miocene
    • A late Messinian palynoflora with a distinct taphonomy
    • Pliocene terrestrial and marine biota of the Tjörnes Peninsula : warm climates and biogeographic re-arrangements
    • The Pleistocene floras (2.4-0.8 Ma) - shaping the modern vegetation of Iceland
    • The biogeographic history of Iceland - the North Atlantic land bridge revisited
    • Climate evolution in the northern North Atlantic - 15 Ma to present.
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    ISBN
    • 9789400703711
    • 9400703716
    LCCN
    2011924546
    OCLC
    690089471
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