Living with Thunder : Exploring the Geological Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes /

The Pacific Northwest is a region defined by its geology as much as its rugged coastline, drippy westside forests, fertile farms, and canyoned eastside grasslands. These landscapes have been forged by volcanoes, crumpled by faults and sculpted by water and ice. But the Northwest's geologic DNA...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bishop, Ellen Morris (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Geology.
Geology > Northwest, Pacific.
Pacific Northwest.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The volcanic heritage of the Pacific Northwest
  • Pacific Northwest geology : The big picture
  • The first lands : Ancient supercontinents
  • A planet in crisis : Snowball earth
  • Native shores : The Northwest's foundation
  • Terranes and new territory : Assembling the Northwest
  • Paradise found : Life in the tropics
  • Grasslands take the stage : Calderas and cooling
  • The great lava flows : Basalts flood the landscape
  • The great expansion : The basin and range opens
  • The big chill : Shifting climates
  • The young and the restless : High cascade volcanoes
  • Glaciers and floods : The Ice Age
  • The living landscape : Pacific Northwest geology in action
  • Tomorrow : Changing climates, moving plates.

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