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Quaternary of Scotland

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  • © 1993

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Editors:
  1. J. E. Gordon

    1. Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh, Scotland

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  2. D. G. Sutherland

    1. Edinburgh, Scotland

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Part of the book series: Geological Conservation Review Series (GCRS)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    • J. E. Gordon, D. G. Sutherland
    Pages 1-9

  3. The Quaternary in Scotland

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon
    Pages 11-47

  4. The Shetland Islands

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, H. J. B. Birks, J. Birnie
    Pages 49-68

  5. The Orkney Islands

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon
    Pages 69-82

  6. Caithness

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, H. J. B. Birks
    Pages 83-98

  7. North-west Highlands

    • D. G. Sutherland, C. K. Ballantyne, J. E. Gordon, L. J. McEwen, T. J. Lawson, H. J. B. Birks
    Pages 99-146

  8. Inverness area

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, A. M. Hall, C. A. Auton, J. W. Merritt, L. J. McEwen et al.
    Pages 147-209

  9. North-east Scotland

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, A. M. Hall, J. Jarvis, D. E. Smith
    Pages 211-254

  10. Eastern Grampian Mountains

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, C. K. Ballantyne, M. J. C. Walker, H. J. B. Birks, B. Huntley et al.
    Pages 255-303

  11. South-west Highlands

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. M. Gray, J. D. Peacock, J. E. Gordon, M. J. C. Walker, R. M. Tipping et al.
    Pages 305-355

  12. Inner Hebrides

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. M. Gray, A. G. Dawson, C. K. Ballantyne, M. J. C. Walker, H. J. B. Birks
    Pages 357-407

  13. Outer Hebrides

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, W. Ritchie, M. J. C. Walker
    Pages 409-434

  14. Western Highland Boundary

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, D. E. Smith, J. J. Lowe
    Pages 435-474

  15. Eastern Highland Boundary

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, D. E. Smith, L. J. McEwen, C. J. Caseldine
    Pages 475-505

  16. Fife and lower Tay

    • D. G. Sutherland, R. A. Cullingford, D. E. Smith, J. E. Gordon, G. Whittington, K. J. Edwards et al.
    Pages 507-531

  17. Western Central Lowlands

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, L. J. McEwen, A. Werritty, C. K. Ballantyne
    Pages 533-556

  18. Lothians and Borders

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, P. D. Moore, H. J. B. Birks
    Pages 557-588

  19. South-west Scotland

    • D. G. Sutherland, J. E. Gordon, H. J. B. Birks, V. J. Jones, A. C. Stevenson
    Pages 589-613

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 615-695
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About this book

In describing the geomorphological heritage of Scotland, this volume offers a remarkable account of how the natural environment responded in terms of landforms, processes and plant communities, to severe climatic change as the Quaternary era progressed over the last two million years.
This legacy, as preserved in the 138 nationally important GCR sites described, documents a remarkable diversity of landforms in a relatively small area. The rugged highland contrast with the rolling hills and flat plains found further south, while the western and northern islands, together with the highly-indented coastline add further to the scenic diversity. How this variety of landscapes came into being, the forces which shaped it , and the climatic extremes which drove it, are the themes explored in this volume.

Reviews

`...a marvellous tour de force of the Scottish Quaternary, and a testament to the great diversity of the landscape and the impressive range of work that has been conducted over the years ... a clear and informative overview ... an invaluable sourcebook ... an essential volume'
Quaternary Newsletter
`a fine reference tome...physical production of the volume is very good...such a fine compendium of knowledge should be widely accessible to both lay people and researchers'
New Phytologist
` ...an impressive volume in every respect. It is very substantial, well organized, richly illustrated and comprehensively written compendium of sites in Scotland... thoroughly researched and copiously referenced and it is difficult to imagine a better way of presenting such a huge volume of material in one place...The format of the book is logical and easy to use...this substantial volume will prove indispensible to those who are interested in the Quaternary development of the Scottish landscape...logical and easy to use'
Holocene Book Reviews
`An immense amount of time and effort has clearly been spent by the editors in producing this volume, which forms an impressive reference text...The Quarternary of Scotland deserves a place in all reference libararies and no doubt will be of considerable use in planning field trips and searching for obscure site references'
Geoscientist

Editors and Affiliations

  • Scottish Natural Heritage, Edinburgh, Scotland

    J. E. Gordon

  • Edinburgh, Scotland

    D. G. Sutherland

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Quaternary of Scotland

  • Editors: J. E. Gordon, D. G. Sutherland

  • Series Title: Geological Conservation Review Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1500-1

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-412-48840-5Published: 31 July 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1500-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXI, 695

  • Topics: Hydrogeology

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