Campbell, S., Scourse, J.D., Hunt, C.O., Keen, D.H. & Stephens, N. 1998. Quaternary of South-West England. Geological Conservation Review Series No. 14, JNCC, Peterborough, ISBN 0 412 78930 2.
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Contributors
Acknowledgements
Access to the Countryside
Preface
1 Introduction to the Quaternary
Introduction
The character of the Quaternary
Climate change in the Quaternary
The deep-sea record
Subdividing the Quaternary
The history of the ice ages
British Quaternary environments
The challenge for Quaternary science
The principles and methodology of the Geological Conservation Review
Introduction
Site selection guidelines and site networks
The geomorphological and Quaternary evolution of South-West England: a synthesis
The pre-Quaternary inheritance
Quaternary events prior to the Devensian Stage
The Devensian Stage
The Devensian late-glacial and Holocene
3 Pre-Quaternary and long-term landscape evolution
The pre-Quaternary inheritance
Introduction
Granite landforms and weathering products
Devensian late-glacial and Holocene environmental history
Introduction
6 The Quaternary history of the Dorset, south Devon and Cornish coasts
Introduction
7 The Quaternary history of north Devon and west Somerset
Introduction
8 The Quaternary history of the Isles of Scilly
Introduction
Bread and Cheese Cove, St Martin's
Chad Girt, White Island, St Martin's
9 The Quaternary history of the Somerset lowland, Mendip Hills and adjacent areas
Introduction
(A) Sites relating to the extra-glacial development of the Somerset lowland and adjacent areas
(B) Colluvial and fan-gravel sites in Mendip and adjacent areas
10 The Quaternary history of the Avon Valley and Bristol district
Introduction
(A) Glaciation of the Bristol district
(B) River terraces and landscape development
Index