Statistics for Spatial Data.

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Geological atlas of western and central Europe

Ecologists, biogeographers, and paleobotanists have long thought that climate and soils controlled the distribution of ecosystems, with the role of fire getting only limited appreciation. Here we review evidence from different disciplines demonstrating that wildfire appeared concomitant with the origin of terrestrial plants and played an important role throughout the history of life. The importance of fire has waxed and waned in association with changes in climate and paleoatmospheric conditions. Well before the emergence of humans on Earth, fire played a key role in the origins of plant adaptations as well as in the distribution of ecosystems. Humans initiated a new stage in ecosystem fire, using it to make the Earth more suited to their lifestyle. However, as human populations have expanded their use of fire, their actions have come to dominate some ecosystems and change natural processes in ways that threaten the sustainability of some landscapes.

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A burning story: The role of fire in the history of life

Recent developments in the direct-current geoelectrical imaging method

Abstract Forensic geology, forensic geoscience and geoforensics (see the text for definitions) are largely concerned with searches for buried objects or the use of sediment and soil analysis as evidence. Geophysics, remote sensing, geostatistics, geochemistry and geomorphology are considered part of these disciplines. Traditional outcrop geology is not often considered, with very few publications considering the role of mapped and logged geology. This work comprises a review of the few published works, followed by a range of case studies that demonstrate how traditional, outcrop-scale drift and solid geology can be used in forensic geology. These include: using geology in the search for buried explosives and human remains; the logging of solid and drift geology for analysis of disputed rock quality; and modelling groundwater flow from an illegal landfill site. Geological mapping may assist in limiting a search area or in understanding what failed in a search or forensic investigation. The scale of forensic geology discussed bridges the gap between the two traditions of forensic geology outlined above: that of searching large areas of ground and trace evidence analysis.

Solid and drift geology in forensic investigations

Geostatistcial analysis of spatially varying rock characteristics: applications to the identification and quantification of the spatial variability of rock properties.

Spatial Location and Geographic Information Science

The Search for Buried Materials

Geology of Ireland; A Field Guide, P. Meere, I. McCarthy, J. Reavy, A. Allen, K. Higgs. The Collins Press, Wilton, Cork, Ireland (2013), 372, ISBN: 13:9781848891661

Alastair Ruffell

Papers

Solid and drift geology in forensic investigations

Geostatistcial analysis of spatially varying rock characteristics: applications to the identification and quantification of the spatial variability of rock properties.

Spatial Location and Geographic Information Science

The Search for Buried Materials

Geology of Ireland; A Field Guide, P. Meere, I. McCarthy, J. Reavy, A. Allen, K. Higgs. The Collins Press, Wilton, Cork, Ireland (2013), 372, ISBN: 13:9781848891661