One Long Experiment - Scale & Process in Earth History

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-231-10904-8
Verlag: Columbia University Press

Buch, Englisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 167 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: The Critical Moments and Perspectives in Earth History and Paleobiology

Addressing the history of the earth in terms of geological process and the resolution of the fossil record, Martin presents a lucid report on the current state of knowledge of a group of interconnected themes process, scale and hierarchy, and methodologies of historical sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Martin, Ronald E.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Historische Geologie, Geochronologie

Über Autor(innen)

RONALD E. MARTIN is associate professor of geology at the University of Delaware, Newark. He is the winner of the Best Paper Award for 1996 for his essay "Secular Increase in Nutrient Levels Through the Phanerozoic: Implications for Productivity, Biomass, and Diversity of the Marine Biosphere," which appeared in the journal Palaios.