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- catalog abstract "Focusing on more than 30,000 years of Alaskan prehistory, The Ice-Age History of Alaskan National Parks vividly describes the geology, climate, ancient plant and animal life, and human presence in four of Alaska's national parks and preserves - Denali, Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay, and Bering Land Bridge. Scott A. Elias uncovers a time when glaciers shaped the landscape, gouging out valleys, carving cirques and peaks, and leaving moraines that blocked rivers and formed lakes. Using fossils as "witnesses" of past environments, he recreates the bogs and steppe tundra where caribou, moose, saber-toothed cats, and mammoths reigned 35,000 years ago. This guidebook presents a unique perspective for the modern traveler. Geared toward the general reader, it is the first in a series that will also survey the prehistory of the Rocky Mountain and Southwest national parks.".
- catalog alternative "Alaskan National Parks".
- catalog contributor b9395930.
- catalog coverage "Alaska Antiquities.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "Focusing on more than 30,000 years of Alaskan prehistory, The Ice-Age History of Alaskan National Parks vividly describes the geology, climate, ancient plant and animal life, and human presence in four of Alaska's national parks and preserves - Denali, Kenai Fjords, Glacier Bay, and Bering Land Bridge. Scott A. Elias uncovers a time when glaciers shaped the landscape, gouging out valleys, carving cirques and peaks, and leaving moraines that blocked rivers and formed lakes. Using fossils as "witnesses" of past environments, he recreates the bogs and steppe tundra where caribou, moose, saber-toothed cats, and mammoths reigned 35,000 years ago. This guidebook presents a unique perspective for the modern traveler. Geared toward the general reader, it is the first in a series that will also survey the prehistory of the Rocky Mountain and Southwest national parks.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Paleoecology: Why We Need to Study Past Ecosystems. Ch. 1. Quaternary Fossils: What Are They, and Where Are They Found? Ch. 2. The Repositories of Ecological History: How Are Ice-age Fossils Preserved? Ch. 3. Dating Past Events. Ch. 4. Putting It All Together -- pt. 2. The National Parks of Alaska. Ch. 5. Denali National Park: Where the Ice Age Never Ends. Ch. 6. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve: Gateway to a Vanished Ecosystem. Ch. 7. Kenai Fjords National Park: An Ever-changing Landscape. Ch. 8. Glacier Bay National Park: A Landscape in Motion -- Ch. 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "x, 150 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Ice-Age history of Alaskan National Parks.".
- catalog identifier "1560984236 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "1560984244 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ice-Age history of Alaskan National Parks.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Ice-Age history of Alaskan National Parks.".
- catalog spatial "Alaska Antiquities.".
- catalog spatial "Alaska".
- catalog spatial "Alaska.".
- catalog subject "560/.45/09798 20".
- catalog subject "E78.A3 E45 1995".
- catalog subject "Geology Alaska.".
- catalog subject "Geology, Stratigraphic Quaternary.".
- catalog subject "National parks and reserves Alaska History.".
- catalog subject "Paleo-Indians Alaska.".
- catalog subject "Paleoecology Alaska.".
- catalog subject "Paleoecology Quaternary.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Paleoecology: Why We Need to Study Past Ecosystems. Ch. 1. Quaternary Fossils: What Are They, and Where Are They Found? Ch. 2. The Repositories of Ecological History: How Are Ice-age Fossils Preserved? Ch. 3. Dating Past Events. Ch. 4. Putting It All Together -- pt. 2. The National Parks of Alaska. Ch. 5. Denali National Park: Where the Ice Age Never Ends. Ch. 6. Bering Land Bridge National Preserve: Gateway to a Vanished Ecosystem. Ch. 7. Kenai Fjords National Park: An Ever-changing Landscape. Ch. 8. Glacier Bay National Park: A Landscape in Motion -- Ch. 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "Alaskan National Parks".
- catalog title "The Ice Age history of Alaskan National Parks / Scott A. Elias.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".