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The ice age : a very short introduction /

"In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds....

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Main Author: Woodward, Jamie C.
Format: Printed Book
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Very short introductions ;
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Online Access:http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1410/2013371144-b.html
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Summary:"In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds." --Publisher.
Physical Description:xvii, 163 p. : ill., maps, charts ;
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-150) and index.
ISBN:9780199580699 (pbk.)
0199580693 (pbk.)