Islands in deep time : ancient landscapes lost and found / Markes E. Johnson.
| Author/creator |
Johnson, Markes E. author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : Columbia University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xvi, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Preface : on the reality of time travel -- How to listen to a sky island with global ambition : climbing Mount Monadnock -- How an island cluster acquires its shape : a journey in late Cambrian time to Wisconsin's -- Baraboo Archipelago -- How islands trade in physical wear and organic growth : a journey in late Ordovician time -- to Hudson Bay's Jens Munk Archipelago -- How islands recall windward surf and Leeward calm : a journey in late Silurian time to -- Inner Mongolia's Bater Island -- How bigger islands are broken into smaller pieces : a journey in late Devonian time to -- Western Australia's Mowanbini Archipelago -- How softer islands dissolve : a journey in early Permian time to the Labyrinth Karst of -- Western Australia -- How islands react to big storms : a journey in early Jurassic time to Saint David's -- Archipelago of Wales -- How island life aligns with global currents : a journey in late Cretaceous time to Baja -- California's Eréndira Islands -- How island life adjusts to opposing shores on oceanic islands : a journey in middle -- Miocene time to the Madeira Archipelago -- How volcanic islands rise, fall, and renew : a journey in early Pliocene time to the -- Azorean Santa Maria island -- How the youngest islands challenge witness : journeys in Pleistocene time to islands on the -- African and Pacific tectonic plates -- How islands draw meaning and obligation : descending Mount Misen on Japan's Sacred -- Miyajima. |
| Abstract | "Geologist Markes Johnson invites readers to join an excursion through deep time across the geography of paleoislands: structures past and present that commonly change status through geological time between "sky islands" circled by flatlands (like Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire--Chapter 1) and islands surrounded by water. What this book has in store is a sampling of ancient islands arranged in a sequence that shifts through time from a seascape a half-billion years old and back again to our present doorstep. That is, the book covers what scientists currently understand about the prehistoric states of a few landmark islands around the world, as well as what they're like today. Locales include a range of paleoislands the author has studied throughout North America, China, Australia, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, and Japan. In addition to the author's longtime research emphases on geology, paleontology, and paleoecology, this project represents his increasing interest in geoparks as a means of public education and contribution to community sustainability"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9780231559256 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023019910 |
| ISBN | 9780231212182 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0231212186 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780231212199 paperback |
| ISBN | 0231212194 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | New Books | GB471 .J65 2023 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |