Author: Geological Society Publishing HouseGeological Soc
Publisher: Geological Society Of London
Keywords: publication, special, pangea, fishes
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 2008-05-15
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 186239248X
ISBN-13: 9781862392489

This volume, in honour of Peter L. Forey, is about fishes as palaeobiogeographic indicators in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic. The last 250 million years in the history of Earth have witnessed the break-up of Pangaea, affecting the biogeography of organisms. Fishes occupy almost all freshwater and marine environments, making them a good tool to assess palaeogeographic models.The volume begins with studies of Triassic chondrichthyans and lungfishes, with reflections on Triassic palaeogeography. Phylogeny and distribution of Late Jurassic neoselachians and basal teleosts are broached, and are followe

Author: Geological Society Publishing HouseGeological Soc
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: special, publication, geological, society, system, carpathian, aspects, alpine, dinaride, tectonic
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $180.00
ISBN-10: 1862392528
ISBN-13: 9781862392526

The Alps, Carpathians and Dinarides form a complex, highly curved and strongly coupled orogenic system. Motions of the European and Adriatic plates gave birth to a number of ’oceans’ and microplates that led to several distinct stages of collision. Although the Alps serve as a classical example of collisional orogens, it becomes clearer that substantial questions on their evolution can only be answered in the Carpathians and Dinarides. Our understanding of the geodynamic evolution of the Alpine-Dinaride-Carpathian System has substantially improved and will continue to develop; this

Author: Geological Society Publishing HouseGeological Soc
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: publication, special, geoconservation, history
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2008-08-15
List price: $120.00
ISBN-10: 1862392544
ISBN-13: 9781862392540

This book is the first to describe the history of geoconservation. It draws on experience from the UK, Europe and further afield, to explore topics including: what is geoconservation; where, when and how did it start; who was responsible; and how has it differed across the world? Geological and geomorphological features, processes, sites and specimens, provide a resource of immense scientific and educational importance. They also form the foundation for the varied and spectacular landscapes that help define national and local identity as well as many of the great tourism destinations. Mankind&

Author: Geological Society Publishing House
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: society, special, publication, geological, gondwana, processes, margins, terrane
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $210.00
ISBN-10: 1862391793
ISBN-13: 9781862391796

The Australide orogen, the southern hemisphere Neoproterozoic to Mesozoic terrane accretionary orogen that forms the palaeo-Pacific margin of Gondwana, is one of the largest and longest-lived orogens on Earth. This book brings together a series of reviews and multidisciplinary research papers that comprehensively cover the Australides from the Tasman orogen of eastern Australia to the Neoproterozoic and Palaeozoic orogens of South America, taking in New Zealand and Antarctica along the way. It deals with the evolution of the southern Gondwana margin, as it grew during a series of terrane accre

Author: Geological Society Publishing
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: geological, society, special, publication, reservoirs, hydrocarbon, situ, stress, characterization, fracture
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 1862391300
ISBN-13: 9781862391307

This publication introduces the newly developed, integrated discipline of fracture and in-situ stress characterization of hydrocarbon reservoirs, through 16 well-illustrated case studies. These cover a wide range of tools, from borehole scale (logs and core) to reservoir scale (e.g. 3-D and 4-D seismic). It also covers surface studies (outcrop and remote sensing). In addition, it addresses the impact of fractures and in-situ stresses on fluid flows and their simulation. The subject that this volume deals with is gaining increasing interest with the advancement of technologies and shifting boun

Author: T. McCann Geological Society Publishing Hous
Publisher: Geological Society of Londo
Keywords: geological, society, london, palaeozoic, precambrian, central, europe, volume, geology
Number of Pages: 784
Published: 2008-10-15
List price: $190.00
ISBN-10: 1862392455
ISBN-13: 9781862392458

This two-volume set provides the first comprehensive account in English of the geology of Central Europe. Written by more than 200 scientists from universities and research centres spread across Europe and North America, the 21 chapters are based on the main stratigraphic periods. Individual chapters outline the evolution of the region divided into a variety of sections which include overviews of the stratigraphic framework, climate, sea-level variations, palaeogeography and magmatic activity. These are followed by more detailed descriptions of the Central European succession, covering the mai

Authors:Geological Society of London, S. J. Jones, L. E. Fro
Publisher: Geological Society of London
Keywords: geological, society, special, publication, consequences, controls, flux, basins, causes, sediment
Number of Pages: 292
Published: 2002-04-01
List price: $170.00
ISBN-10: 1862390959
ISBN-13: 9781862390959

There is an increasing trend in the Earth sciences towards the integration of many subdisciplines. The sedimentary basin, is a fundamental focal point of many studies, which as a consequence often neglects the complimentary drainage basin or catchment. Sedimentary basins provide a record of Earth history, reflecting the geographical, lithological, oceanographic and ecological development through the rock record. Drainage basins in comparison record ephemeral landscape evolution, where topography is eroded and provides the flux of sediment to the basin. The basin fill reflects the sediment flux