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Landscape and Quaternary Environmental Change in New Zealand

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  • © 2017

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Editors:
  1. James Shulmeister

    1. Geography, Planning and Env. Management, University of Queensland Geography, Planning and Env. Management, St Lucia, Australia

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  • Unique integrated review of New Zealand helps readers cross disciplinary boundaries
  • Thorough referencing gives readers easy entry to numerous disciplines
  • Over 70 high quality illustrations make complex topics easy to understand
  • Highlighting of key debates and future directions provides opportunities for graduate students
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Atlantis Advances in Quaternary Science (AAQS, volume 3)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Quaternary Tectonics of New Zealand

    • A. Nicol, H. Seebeck, L. Wallace
    Pages 1-34

  3. The Southern End of the Pacific Ring of Fire: Quaternary Volcanism in New Zealand

    • Phil Shane
    Pages 35-66

  4. The Climate of New Zealand Through the Quaternary

    • A. M. Lorrey, H. Bostock
    Pages 67-139

  5. Quaternary Stratigraphy of Whanganui Basin—A Globally Significant Archive

    • Brad Pillans
    Pages 141-170

  6. Blowing on the West Wind. The Most Recent Quaternary Glaciation of New Zealand

    • James Shulmeister
    Pages 171-204

  7. Mountain Process Geomorphology: Conceptual Progress in the Southern Alps

    • Timothy R. H. Davies
    Pages 205-233

  8. Evolution and Ecological Change During the New Zealand Quaternary

    • Jamie Wood, Janet Wilmshurst, Rewi Newnham, Matt McGlone
    Pages 235-291

  9. The Human Landscape: Population Origins, Settlement and Impact of Human Arrival in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    • Elizabeth Matisoo-Smith
    Pages 293-311

  10. Adrift in the Anthropocene

    • James Shulmeister, Timothy R. H. Davies, Helen Bostock, Heather Purdie, Andrew Nicol, Philip A. Shane et al.
    Pages 313-334
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This book brings together an overview of the recent geological history, active earth and biological processes and human settlement of New Zealand. Topics covered include the very active neotectonic and volcanic setting. Mountain geomorphic processes are examined and new ideas about landsliding are highlighted. The exceptional sedimentary archives of the Whanganui Basin are also presented. As one of two land masses that extend into the southern mid-latitudes, New Zealand is ideally located to investigate changes in Southern Ocean climate. Related to this, mountain glaciation in New Zealand is a focus in global climate change debates. New Zealand also has a unique biota due to its long isolation and is the last major land mass to be settled by people. Advances in DNA technologies have revolutionised our understanding of the histories and processes involved. The book provides a comprehensive review of existing work and highlights new ideas and major debates across all these fields.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Geography, Planning and Env. Management, University of Queensland Geography, Planning and Env. Management, St Lucia, Australia

    James Shulmeister

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