Phanerozoic Sea-level Changes

Throughout, Hallam asserts the enduring significance of eustasy, and addresses the contested issue of whether changes in sea level came about as a result of eustatic factors or from a complex series of events relating to regional tectonics. Hallam concludes with a succinct and far-ranging discussion of the long-term causes of sea-level changes, taking into account various tectonoeustatic, epeirogenic, and glacioeustatic factors. An appendix on widely used pre-Quaternary stratigraphic stage terms is included. Phanerozoic Sea-Level Changes will appeal to specialists and nonspecialists alike, and will be remembered as a monumental contribution to the geologic study of the earth's oceans.