A counterpoint to biodiversity, geodiversity describes the rocks, sediments, soils, fossils, landforms, and the physical processes that underlie our environment. The first book to focus exclusively on the subject, Geodiversity describes the interrelationships between geodiversity and biodiversity, the value of geodiversity to society, as well as current threats to its existence. Illustrated with global case studies throughout, the book examines traditional approaches to protecting biodiversity and the new management agenda which is starting to be used instead.

Product Description: This volume attempts to integrate diverse fields of Quaternary research by bringing together a number of research articles covering different subject areas. It discusses agriculturally important soil properties influenced by Quaternary parent materials; engineering problems related to Quaternary and active cold climate environments; and environmental issues in which there is a Quaternary perspective...read more

Product Description: Book by Gray, J. M.