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Accessibly written by a team of international authors, the <EM>Encyclopedia of Environmental Change</EM> provides a gateway to the complex facts, concepts, techniques, methodology and philosophy of environmental change.  This three-volume set illustrates and examines topics within this dynamic and rapidly changing interdisciplinary field.

Encyclopedia of Environmental Change

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 3V

Duration

Duration Unit Of Measure

Transaction Type

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
List of Entries.
About the Editor-in-Chief.
About the Editorial Board.
Editorial Division of Responsibilities.
Contributors.
Preface.
How to Use This Encyclopedia.
1: A.
2: Aa.
3: Abduction.
4: Abiotic.
5: Ablation.
6: Ablation Zone.
7: Above-Ground Productivity.
8: Abrasion.
9: Abrupt Climatic Change.
10: Abscissa.
11: Absolute Counting.
12: Absolute Sea Level.
13: Absolute Temperature.
14: Absorption.
15: Absorption Spectrum.
16: Abstraction.
17: Abyssal.
18: Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS) Dating.
19: Accessory Mineral.
20: Acclimatisation.
21: Accommodation Space.
22: Accordant Summits.
23: Accretion.
24: Accretionary Complex.
25: Acculturation.
26: Accumulated Temperature.
27: Accumulation Area Ratio (AAR).
28: Accumulation Rate.
29: Accumulation Zone.
30: Accuracy.
31: Acid.
32: Acid Deposition.
33: Acid Mine Drainage.
34: Acid Precipitation.
35: Acid Rain.
36: Acid Soils.
37: Acid Sulfate Soils.
38: Acidification.
39: Acidity.
40: Acidity Record of Volcanic Eruptions.
41: Acrisols.
42: Acrotelm.
43: Activation Function.
44: Active Continental Margin.
45: Active Layer.
46: Active Volcano.
47: Actualism.
48: Adaptation.
49: Adaptation of People.
50: Adaptionist Approach.
51: Adaptive Capacity.
52: Adaptive Cycle.
53: Adaptive Management.
54: Adaptive Radiation.
55: Adhesion.
56: Adiabatic Processes.
57: Adjacency.
58: Adsorption.
59: Advection.
60: Aeolation.
61: Aeolian.
62: Aeolian Sediments.
63: Aeolian Zone.
64: Aeolianite.
65: Aerial Photography.
66: Aerobic.
67: Aerobiology.
68: Aerology/Aeronomy.
69: Aerosols.
70: Aesthetic Degradation.
71: Aesthetics.
72: Aestivation.
73: Afforestation.
74: Afforestation: Ecological Impacts.
75: Afforestation: Impacts on Hydrology and Geomorphology.
76: African Humid Period.
77: Afro-Alpine Zone.
78: After Present (AP).
79: Aftershock.
80: Age.
81: Age Calibration.
82: Age-Depth Models.
83: Aggradation.
84: Aggregate Stability.
85: Aggregation.
86: Aggressive Water.
87: Agrarian Civilisation.
88: Agricultural Abandonment.
89: Agricultural History.
90: Agricultural Impact on Climate.
91: Agricultural Impact on Geomorphology.
92: Agricultural Impact on Soils.
93: Agricultural Intensification.
94: Agricultural Origins.
95: Agricultural Revolution.
96: Agricultural Waste.
97: Agriculture.
98: Agrochemicals/Agrichemicals.
99: Agroclimatology/Agrometeorology.
100: Agrodiversity.
101: Agro-Ecological Zone.
102: Agro-ecology.
103: Agro-ecosystem.
104: Agroforestry.
105: Agronomy.
106: Aids.
107: Air Capture (AC).
108: Air Mass.
109: Air Pollution.
110: Air Quality.
111: Air Subsidence.
112: Air Temperature.
113: Airborne Remote Sensing.
114: Airfall.
115: Airflow Types.
116: Airshed.
117: Alas.
118: Albedo.
119: Albeluvisols.
120: Algae/Algal Analysis.
121: Algal Bloom.
122: Algorithm.
123: Alien Species.
124: Alisols.
125: Alkali.
126: Alkaline Soils.
127: Alkalinity.
128: Alkalisation.
129: Alkenones.
130: Allele.
131: Allelopathy.
132: Allergen.
133: Aller&#x00F8;d Interstadial.
134: Allochthonous.
135: Allocyclic Change.
136: Allogenic Change.
137: Alluvial Architecture.
138: Alluvial Deposits.
139: Alluvial Fan.
140: Alluvial Fill.
141: Alluvial Soils.
142: Alluvial Stratigraphy.
143: Alluviation.
144: Alluvium.
145: Along-Track Direction.
146: Alp.
147: Alpine Zone.
148: Alternative Energy.
149: Alternative Stable States.
150: Alternative Technology.
151: Altimetry.
152: Altitudinal Zonation.
153: Aluminium (AL).
154: Amber.
155: Amendments.
156: Amensalism.
157: Americium-241 Dating.
158: Amino Acid Dating.
159: Amorphous.
160: Amplitude.
161: Anabranching.
162: Anaerobic.
163: Analogue Method.
164: Analogue Model.
165: Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA).
166: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).
167: Anatomically Modern Humans (AMH).
168: Ancient Woodland.
169: Andosols.
170: Angiosperms.
171: Angle of Repose.
172: Anhysteretic Remanent Magnetisation (ARM).
173: Animal Diseases.
174: Animal Remains.
175: Annotation.
176: Annual.
177: Annual Mean Air Temperature.
178: Annual Moraines.
179: Annual Variability.
180: Annually Laminated Sediment.
181: Annually Resolved Record.
182: Annular Mode.
183: Anomalies.
184: Anoxia/Anoxic.
185: Antagonism.
186: Antarctic.
187: Antarctic Convergence.
Title Page.
Contents.
1: Ga.
2: Gabion.
3: Gaia Hypothesis.
4: Gallery Forest.
5: Game Management.
6: Gamma Correction.
7: Gamma Ray Attenuation Porosity Evaluator (GRAPE).
8: Gap Analysis.
9: Garden.
10: Gas Hydrates.
11: Gauss-Gilbert Geomagnetic Boundary.
12: Gaussian Filter.
13: Gaussian Model.
14: Gauss-Matuyama Geomagnetic Boundary.
15: Gelifluction.
16: Gelifraction/Gelivation.
17: Gene.
18: Gene Pool.
19: Genecology.
20: General Circulation Models (GCMs).
21: General Circulation of the Atmosphere.
22: General System(S) Theory (GST).
23: Generalised Additive Models (GAM).
24: Generalised Linear Models (GLM).
25: Genetic Algorithms.
26: Genetic Drift.
27: Genetic Engineering.
28: Genetic Fitness.
29: Genetic Pollution.
30: Genetically Modified (GM) Foods.
31: Genetically Modified Organism (GMO).
32: Genetics.
33: Genome.
34: Genotype.
35: Gentrification.
36: Geo-archaeology.
37: Geobotany.
38: Geochemical Proxies.
39: Geochemistry.
40: Geochronology.
41: Geocryology.
42: Geodesy.
43: Geodiversity.
44: Geodynamics.
45: Geo-ecology.
46: Geo-ecosphere.
47: Geo-ecosystem.
48: Geo-edaphics.
49: Geo-engineering.
50: Geofact.
51: Geoglyph.
52: Geographical Information System (GIS).
53: Geographical Sciences.
54: Geography.
55: Geohazard.
56: Geoheritage.
57: Geoid.
58: Geoidal Eustasy.
59: Geo-indicator.
60: Geological Conservation (Geoconservation).
61: Geological Controls on Environmental Change.
62: Geological Evidence of Environmental Change.
63: Geological Record.
64: Geological Record of Environmental Change.
65: Geological Structures.
66: Geological Time.
67: Geological Timescale.
68: Geology.
69: Geomagnetic Polarity Reversal.
70: Geomagnetic Polarity Timescale (GPTS).
71: Geomagnetism.
72: Geomatics.
73: Geomedicine.
74: Geometric Transformation.
75: Geomorphology.
76: Geomorphology and Environmental Change.
77: Geomorphometry.
78: Geophysical Surveying.
79: Geophysics.
80: Geophyte.
81: Georeferencing.
82: Geoscience.
83: Geosol.
84: Geosphere.
85: Geostrophic Current.
86: Geostrophic Wind.
87: Geosyncline.
88: Geothermal.
89: Geotourism.
90: Gerlach Trough.
91: Ghijben-Herzberg Principle.
92: Gibber.
93: Gibbsite.
94: Gigantism.
95: Gilbert-Type Delta.
96: Gilgai.
97: Glacial.
98: Glacial Deposition.
99: Glacial Episode.
100: Glacial Erosion.
101: Glacial Lake.
102: Glacial Landforms.
103: Glacial Maximum.
104: Glacial Protection Concept.
105: Glacial Sediments.
106: Glacial Theory.
107: Glacial-Interglacial Cycle.
108: Glaciation.
109: Glaciation Threshold.
110: Glaciel.
111: Glacier.
112: Glacier Foreland.
113: Glacier Milk.
114: Glacier Modelling.
115: Glacier Surge.
116: Glacier Thermal Regime.
117: Glacier Variations.
118: Glacierisation.
119: Glaciers and Environmental Change.
120: Glacio-Aeolian Processes.
121: Glaciochemistry.
122: Glacio-eustasy.
123: Glaciofluvial.
124: Glaciofluvial Landforms.
125: Glaciofluvial Sediments.
126: Glacio-isostasy.
127: Glacio-Isostatic Rebound.
128: Glaciolacustrine Deposits.
129: Glaciological Volcanic Index (GVI).
130: Glaciology.
131: Glaciomarine Deposits.
132: Glaciomarine Hypothesis.
133: Glacioseismotectonics.
134: Glaciotectonics.
135: Glacis.
136: Gleying.
137: Gleysols.
138: Global Capitalism.
139: Global Change.
140: Global Cooling.
141: Global Dimming.
142: Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS).
143: Global Environmental Change.
144: Global Mean Surface Air Temperature.
145: Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).
146: Global Positioning System (GPS).
147: Global Warming.
148: Global Warming Impacts.
149: Globalisation.
150: Glow Curve.
151: Gondwana.
152: Gorge.
153: Graben.
154: Grade (of Particles).
155: Grade Concept.
156: Graded Bedding.
157: Gradient Analysis.
158: Gradualism.
159: Grain.
160: Grain Size.
161: Graminoid.
162: Granular Disintegration.
163: Granule.
164: Graphic Log.
165: Graphical User Interface (GUI).
166: Grass Cuticle Analysis.
167: Grasses and Grasslands.
168: Graticule.
169: Gravel.
170: Gravel-Bed River.
171: Gravity Anomaly.
172: Grazing.
173: Grazing History.
174: Grazing: Impacts on Ecosystems.
175: (The) Great Acceleration.
176: (The) Great Migration.
177: Green Belts.
178: Green Economy.
179: Green Lists.
180: Green Manure.
181: Green Politics.
182: Green Revolution.
183: Greenhouse Condition.
184: Greenhouse Effect.
185: Greenhouse Gases.
186: Greenhouse-Gas Forcing.
187: Greening of Society.
188: Greenland Ice-Core Chronology.
189: Greenstone Belt.
190: Greigite.
191: Grentzhorizont.
192: Grey-Scale Analysis.
193: Greywacke.
194: Gr&#x00E8;zes Lit&#x00E9;es.
195: Grid.
196: Grid Cell.
197: Grit.
198: Gross Primary Productivity (GPP).
Title Page.
Contents.
1: R Software.
2: Radar.
3: Radar Remote-Sensing Instruments.
4: Radiance.
5: Radiant Temperature.
6: Radiation.
7: Radiation Balance.
8: Radiative Transfer Theory.
9: Radioactive Fallout.
10: Radioactive Waste.
11: Radioactivity.
12: Radiocarbon Dating.
13: Radiolaria.
14: Radioluminescence Dating.
15: Radiometer.
16: Radiometric Dating.
17: Radionuclide.
18: Radiosonde.
19: Radon Emanation.
20: Rain Flushing.
21: Rain Forest.
22: Rain Shadow.
23: Raindrop Impact.
24: Rainfall Simulator.
25: Raised Mire/Bog.
26: Raised Shorelines.
27: Rampa.
28: Random.
29: Range.
30: Range Adjustment.
31: Range Management.
32: Rangeland.
33: Ranker.
34: Rapid Environmental Change.
35: Rapid-Onset Hazards.
36: Rare Species.
37: Rarefaction Analysis.
38: Raster.
39: Rates of Environmental Change.
40: Rationalism.
41: Reaction Time.
42: Reactivation Surface.
43: Re-aeration.
44: Realism.
45: Reconnaissance Survey.
46: Recreation.
47: Recurrence Surface.
48: Recycling.
49: Red Beds.
50: Red Data Books.
51: Redeposition.
52: Reduction.
53: Reductionism.
54: Redundancy Analysis.
55: Reef.
56: Reference Area.
57: Reference Standard.
58: Reflectance.
59: Reforestation.
60: Refuge Theory in Temperate Regions.
61: Refuge Theory in the Tropics.
62: Refugium.
63: Regelation.
64: Regeneration.
65: Regeneration Complex.
66: Regional Climatic Change.
67: Regional Climatic Models (RCMS).
68: Regionalism.
69: Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS).
70: Regolith.
71: Regosols.
72: Regression, Marine.
73: Regression Analysis.
74: Rehabilitation.
75: Rejuvenation.
76: Relational Database.
77: Relative Age.
78: Relative Density.
79: Relative Sea Level.
80: Relative-Age Dating.
81: Relaxation.
82: Relaxation Time.
83: Relict.
84: Relief.
85: Religious Beliefs.
86: Remediation.
87: Remote Sensing.
88: Renaissance.
89: Rendzina.
90: Renewable Energy.
91: Renewable Resources.
92: Repeat Photography.
93: Replication.
94: Reproducibility.
95: Rescue Archaeology.
96: Research.
97: Research Design.
98: Reserves.
99: Reservoir Effect.
100: Reservoirs: Environmental Effects.
101: Residence Time.
102: Residual.
103: Residual Deposit/Landform.
104: Residual Strength.
105: Residue.
106: Resilience.
107: Resilience Framework.
108: Resistance.
109: Resolution, in Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction.
110: Resolution, in Remote Sensing.
111: Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy (RIS).
112: Resource.
113: Respiration.
114: Response Function.
115: Response Time.
116: Restoration.
117: Resurgence.
118: Retrodiction.
119: Retrogressive Succession.
120: Return Period.
121: Reverse Weathering.
122: Revetment.
123: Rheology.
124: Rheotrophic Mire.
125: Rhexistasy.
126: Rhizocretion.
127: Rhizopod Analysis.
128: Rhizosphere.
129: Rhythmite.
130: Ria.
131: Rickets.
132: Ridge and Furrow.
133: Rift Valley.
134: Rill.
135: Rip Current.
136: Riparian.
137: Ripple.
138: Riprap.
139: Risk.
140: Risk Assessment.
141: Risk Management.
142: River Basin Management.
143: River Capture.
144: River Discharge Variations.
145: River Diversion.
146: River Lake.
147: River Regime.
148: River Restoration.
149: River Terrace.
150: Roche Moutonn&#x00E9;e.
151: Rock Creep.
152: Rock Cycle.
153: Rock Flour.
154: Rock Glacier.
155: Rock Mass Strength.
156: Rock Platform.
157: Rock Stream.
158: Rock Varnish.
159: Rockeval.
160: Rockfall.
161: Rockshelter.
162: Rock-Varnish Microlamination (VML) Dating.
163: Rodent Midden.
164: Rodinia.
165: Rogation Index.
166: Rogen Moraines.
167: Roman Period.
168: Roundness.
169: R-selection.
170: Rubification (Rubefaction).
171: Rudaceous.
172: Ruderal.
173: Rudite.
174: Ruminant.
175: Runoff.
176: Runoff Coefficient.
177: Runoff Processes.
178: Runout Distance.
179: Rural Decline.
180: Rural Development.
181: R-Value, in Pollen Calibration.
182: Saalian.
183: Sabkha.
184: Sackung.
185: Safe Operating Space.
186: Saffir-Simpson Scale.
187: Saharan Dust.
188: Sahel.
189: Salcrete.
190: Saline Lakes.
191: Saline Water.
192: Salinisation.
193: Salinity.
194: Salt.
195: Salt Caves.
196: Salt Dome.
197: Salt Weathering.
198: Saltation.

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