Advances in Quaternary Entomology addresses the science of
fossil insects by demonstrating their immense contribution to our
knowledge of the paleoenvironmental and climatological record of
the past 2.6 million years. In this comprehensive survey of the
field, Scott A. Elias recounts development of scholarship, reviews
the fossil insect record from Quaternary deposits throughout the
world, and points to rewarding areas for future research. The study
of Quaternary entomology is becoming an important tool in
understanding past environmental changes. Most insects are quite
specific as to habitat requirements, and those in non-island
environments have undergone almost no evolutionary change in the
Quaternary period. We therefore can use their modern ecological
requirements as a basis for interpreting what past environments
must have been like.
Features:
* describes and identifies principal characteristics of fossil
insect groups of the Quaternary period
* Ties Quaternary insect studies to the larger field of
paleoecology
* offers global coverage of the subject with specific regional
examples
* illustrates specific methods and procedures for conducting
research in Quaternary Entomology
* offers unique insight into overlying trends and broader
implications of Quaternary climate change based on insect life of
the period
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