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- catalog abstract "During the last ice age, glaciers formed high in the Rocky Mountains and carved out the peaks and valleys visible today. Recreating the landscape and life forms of this era of the last great glaciations (from 10,000 to 125,000 years ago), this guidebook describes a little-known yet pivotal period in the ecological history of four western national parks: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain. Scott A. Elias describes how great sheets of ice spread over and changed the shape of the land - forming the steep-walled valleys and braided rivers of Glacier National Park, the chain of so-called "pater noster" lakes in the lower Rockies, and the end moraines that dammed Jenny, Bradley, Taggart, and Phelps lakes in the Grand Teton park. Drawing on fossil evidence, he also introduces the large animals that thrived 21,000 years ago - dire wolves, short-faced bears, American cheetahs, and mammoths - and that quickly died off at the end of the last glaciation. He recounts the coming of humans to the region, the ascendance of the ecosystems we see today, and the lasting features (plant, animal and topographical) of the ice age. This guidebook, along with its companion on the ice-age history of Alaskan national parks, relates as well the kinds of evidence and methods scientists use to recover past environments. Covering geology, climate, ancient plant and animal life, and human presence, Elias introduces paleoecology - the interactions among plants, animals, and the prehistoric ecosystem - to hikers, tourists, and armchair travelers.".
- catalog alternative "National parks in the Rocky Mountains".
- catalog contributor b9623059.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "During the last ice age, glaciers formed high in the Rocky Mountains and carved out the peaks and valleys visible today. Recreating the landscape and life forms of this era of the last great glaciations (from 10,000 to 125,000 years ago), this guidebook describes a little-known yet pivotal period in the ecological history of four western national parks: Glacier, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain. Scott A. Elias describes how great sheets of ice spread over and changed the shape of the land - forming the steep-walled valleys and braided rivers of Glacier National Park, the chain of so-called "pater noster" lakes in the lower Rockies, and the end moraines that dammed Jenny, Bradley, Taggart, and Phelps lakes in the Grand Teton park. Drawing on fossil evidence, he also introduces the large animals that thrived 21,000 years ago - dire wolves, short-faced bears, American cheetahs, and mammoths - and that quickly died off at the end of the last glaciation. He recounts the coming of humans to the region, the ascendance of the ecosystems we see today, and the lasting features (plant, animal and topographical) of the ice age. This guidebook, along with its companion on the ice-age history of Alaskan national parks, relates as well the kinds of evidence and methods scientists use to recover past environments. Covering geology, climate, ancient plant and animal life, and human presence, Elias introduces paleoecology - the interactions among plants, animals, and the prehistoric ecosystem - to hikers, tourists, and armchair travelers.".
- 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: Where Are Ice-Age Fossils Found? Ch. 3. Dating Past Events. Ch. 4. Putting It All Together -- pt. 2. Ancient Life and Environments of the National Parks of the Rocky Mountains. Ch. 5. Glacier National Park: Northern Forests and Rivers of Ice. Ch. 6. Yellowstone National Park: A Land of Fire, Ice, and Water. Ch. 7. Grand Teton National Park: A Landscape Sculpted by Ice. Ch. 8. Rocky Mountain National Park: Life in the Rarified Air. Ch. 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog extent "170 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Ice-Age history of national parks in the Rocky Mountains.".
- catalog identifier "1560985240 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Ice-Age history of national parks in the Rocky Mountains.".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "Ice-Age history of national parks in the Rocky Mountains.".
- catalog spatial "Rocky Mountains Region".
- catalog spatial "Rocky Mountains Region.".
- catalog subject "551.7/92/0978 20".
- catalog subject "Geology Rocky Mountains Region.".
- catalog subject "Geology, Stratigraphic Pleistocene.".
- catalog subject "National parks and reserves Rocky Mountains Region History.".
- catalog subject "Paleoecology Pleistocene.".
- catalog subject "Paleoecology Rocky Mountains Region.".
- catalog subject "QE720 .E45 1996".
- 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: Where Are Ice-Age Fossils Found? Ch. 3. Dating Past Events. Ch. 4. Putting It All Together -- pt. 2. Ancient Life and Environments of the National Parks of the Rocky Mountains. Ch. 5. Glacier National Park: Northern Forests and Rivers of Ice. Ch. 6. Yellowstone National Park: A Land of Fire, Ice, and Water. Ch. 7. Grand Teton National Park: A Landscape Sculpted by Ice. Ch. 8. Rocky Mountain National Park: Life in the Rarified Air. Ch. 9. Conclusion.".
- catalog title "National parks in the Rocky Mountains".
- catalog title "The Ice-Age history of national parks in the Rocky Mountains / Scott A. Elias.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".