The Anthropocene as a geological time unit : a guide to the scientific evidence and current debate / edited by Jan Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester [and three others].

"The Anthropocene, a term launched into public debate by Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen, has been used informally to describe the time period during which human actions have had a drastic effect on the Earth and its ecosystems. This book presents evidence for defining the Anthropocene as a geologic...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Zalasiewicz, J. A. (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Human ecology.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Physical Description:xiv, 361 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • 1. History and Development of the Anthropocene as a Stratigraphic Concept
  • 2. Stratigraphic Signatures of the Anthropocene
  • 3. The Biostratigraphic Signature of the Anthropocene
  • 4. The Technosphere and its Physical Stratigraphic Record
  • 5. Anthropocene Chemostratigraphy
  • 6. Climate Change and the Anthropocene
  • 7. The Stratigraphic Boundary of the Anthropocene.