Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula 1983 / Edition 1

by Jorge Rabassa

Overview

This book focuses on the problems of the Quaternary in South America and Antarctic Peninsula, with a strong emphasis in the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic approach. It is based on contributions presented at the South American Regional Meeting held in Neuquen, Argentina.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789061915133
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/01/1983
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Carl C:zon Caldenius and the Swedish work on Quaternary geology in Argentina 2. Quaternary palynology of Chile 3. Geology and palaeontology of Pleistocene sediments at Punta Hermengo area (Miramar, Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina): Some palaeoclimatic aspects 4. Evidences of sea oscillations of the Late Quaternary in Río Grande do Sul, Brazil, provided by palynological studies 5. Fluctuations of some glaciers in the Upper Atuel River basin, Mendoza, Argentina 6. Pollen analysis of Gruta del Indio 7. Quaternary sediments in the Estación Berraondo area (Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) 8. Museo de La Plata Radiocarbon Measurements I 9. The utility of a glacier inventory to developing countries such as Bolivia 10. Radiocarbon chronology of a tephra layer in Rio Traful Valley, Province of Neuquen, Argentina 11. Las Buitreras Cave and the palaeoenvironments of the Rio Gallegos valley, Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina

Editorial Reviews

Contains papers reporting on paleo-archaeological research in the region. Topics include radiocarbon chronology of Paso Otero 1 in the Pampean region of Argentina, determination of water paleotemperature in the Beagle Channel during the last 6,000 years through stable isotope composition of shells, chronostratigraphic and Palynozone chronosequence charts of Buenos Aires Province, and magnetic measurements used for paleoenvironmental reconstruction in Pampean loess and soils. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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