Islands in deep time ancient landscapes lost and found Markes E. Johnson

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Markes E., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islands.

Paleoecology.

Paleogeography.

Geological time.

islands (landforms).

paleogeography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

New York Columbia University Press [2023]

Summary:

"Geologist Markes Johnson invites readers to join an excursion through deep time across the geography of paleoislands: structures past and present that commonly change status through geological time between "sky islands" circled by flatlands (like Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire--Chapter 1) and islands surrounded by water. What this book has in store is a sampling of ancient islands arranged in a sequence that shifts through time from a seascape a half-billion years old and back again to our present doorstep. That is, the book covers what scientists currently understand about the prehistoric states of a few landmark islands around the world, as well as what they're like today. Locales include a range of paleoislands the author has studied throughout North America, China, Australia, the British Isles, Scandinavia, the Northeast Atlantic Ocean, and Japan. In addition to the author's longtime research emphases on geology, paleontology, and paleoecology, this project represents his increasing interest in geoparks as a means of public education and contribution to community sustainability"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Preface : on the reality of time travel

How to listen to a sky island with global ambition : climbing Mount Monadnock

How an island cluster acquires its shape : a journey in late Cambrian time to Wisconsin's

Baraboo Archipelago

How islands trade in physical wear and organic growth : a journey in late Ordovician time

to Hudson Bay's Jens Munk Archipelago

How islands recall windward surf and Leeward calm : a journey in late Silurian time to

Inner Mongolia's Bater Island

How bigger islands are broken into smaller pieces : a journey in late Devonian time to

Western Australia's Mowanbini Archipelago

How softer islands dissolve : a journey in early Permian time to the Labyrinth Karst of

Western Australia

How islands react to big storms : a journey in early Jurassic time to Saint David's

Archipelago of Wales

How island life aligns with global currents : a journey in late Cretaceous time to Baja

California's Eréndira Islands

How island life adjusts to opposing shores on oceanic islands : a journey in middle

Miocene time to the Madeira Archipelago

How volcanic islands rise, fall, and renew : a journey in early Pliocene time to the

Azorean Santa Maria island

How the youngest islands challenge witness : journeys in Pleistocene time to islands on the

African and Pacific tectonic plates

How islands draw meaning and obligation : descending Mount Misen on Japan's Sacred

Miyajima

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter, viewed on May 28, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Johnson, Markes E. Islands in deep time

ISBN:

0231559259

9780231559256

OCLC:

1401056785

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