Recent developments in Pleistocene research have prompted the authors to produce this concise account of environmental changes during the last two million years. It constitutes an attempt at an overall assessment of the evidence from the British Isles and their immediate offshore area, some of which relates to a discrepancy that has arisen between deep-ocean and land-based records of climatic changes over the timespan. Investigations of deep-ocean sediments have revealed many more cycles of environmental change and a considerable effort has been made to locate and date the missing terrestrial evidence, sometimes with new techniques. The Pleistocene is defined as extending to the present day and the most recent environmental changes discussed are those of the last few decades. "Pleistocene Environments In The British Isles" is mainly devoted to a regional treatment of Pleistocene environments stage by stage, with techniques briefly introduced within this context at its outset. It is also highly illustrated with maps, diagrams, tables and plates and contains an extensive reference list for further reading ideas.
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This is a very impressive synthesis of multidiciplinary research carried out on the British Isles and I am convinced it will inspire future research in Quaternary science. I have greatly enjoyed the book and I would warmly recommend it... - Boreas Book Reviews; The authors are to be congratulated on amassing such a wealth of material on the British Pleistocene - Geography; It is a welcome sight...to see a comprehensive up-to-date account of British Pleistocene stratigraphy. Indeed anyone responsible for teaching aspects of the British Pleistocene will breathe a sigh of relief to see such a detailed account of the extensive changes to the established sequence...recognized in recent years, finally compiled into a single volume...this book will be invaluable to third-year and postgraduate students...as well as to the established Pleistocene worker - Holocene Book Reviews; This is an important and necessary book...the achievement of a comprehensive survey and regional synthesis is very great - Journal of Archaeological Science; ...an ideal introduction to the student...I full recommend this volume as an excellent up-to-date account of a very dynamic area of research - New Phytol; The book collects together a wide range of stratigraphic information and interpretations from diverse sources which otherwise would not be readily available. This is a welcome addition to Quaternary Studies in Great Britain - Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology
