Book contents
- The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit
- The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Figure credits
- 1 History and Development of the Anthropocene as a Stratigraphic Concept
- 2 Stratigraphic Signatures of the Anthropocene
- 3 The Biostratigraphic Signature of the Anthropocene
- 4 The Technosphere and Its Physical Stratigraphic Record
- 5 Anthropocene Chemostratigraphy
- 6 Climate Change and the Anthropocene
- 7 The Stratigraphic Boundary of the Anthropocene
- 7.1 Geological Validity of the Anthropocene
- 7.2 The Early Stratigraphic Record of Humans
- 7.3 Pre–Industrial Revolution Start Dates for the Anthropocene
- 7.4 The Industrial Revolution and the Anthropocene
- 7.5 Mid-20th-Century ‘Great Acceleration’
- 7.6 Current and Projected Trends
- 7.7 Hierarchy of the Anthropocene
- 7.8 Potential GSSP/GSSA Levels
- 7.9 Epilogue and Forward Look for the Anthropocene
- Contents
- References
- Index
Contents
from 7 - The Stratigraphic Boundary of the Anthropocene
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2019
- The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit
- The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Figure credits
- 1 History and Development of the Anthropocene as a Stratigraphic Concept
- 2 Stratigraphic Signatures of the Anthropocene
- 3 The Biostratigraphic Signature of the Anthropocene
- 4 The Technosphere and Its Physical Stratigraphic Record
- 5 Anthropocene Chemostratigraphy
- 6 Climate Change and the Anthropocene
- 7 The Stratigraphic Boundary of the Anthropocene
- 7.1 Geological Validity of the Anthropocene
- 7.2 The Early Stratigraphic Record of Humans
- 7.3 Pre–Industrial Revolution Start Dates for the Anthropocene
- 7.4 The Industrial Revolution and the Anthropocene
- 7.5 Mid-20th-Century ‘Great Acceleration’
- 7.6 Current and Projected Trends
- 7.7 Hierarchy of the Anthropocene
- 7.8 Potential GSSP/GSSA Levels
- 7.9 Epilogue and Forward Look for the Anthropocene
- Contents
- References
- Index
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- The Anthropocene as a Geological Time UnitA Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate, pp. 242 - 286Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019