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Mima Mounds: The Case for Polygenesis and Bioturbation
Author(s)
Jennifer L. Horwath;
Jennifer L. Horwath
Burnham, Department of Geography, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296, USA
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Donald L. Johnson
Donald L. Johnson
Department of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
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Geological Society of America

Volume
490
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© 2012 Geological Society of America
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ISBN print:
9780813724904
Publication date:
October 01, 2012
Mima Mounds: The Case for Polygenesis and Bioturbation
Author(s): Jennifer L. Horwath, Donald L. Johnson
https://doi.org/10.1130/SPE490
ISBN (print): 9780813724904
Publisher: Geological Society of America
Published: 2012
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Table of Contents
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Introduction: Overview of concepts, definitions, and principles of soil mound studiesAuthor(s)Donald L. Johnson;Donald L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geoscience Consultants, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Jennifer L. Horwath BurnhamJennifer L. Horwath BurnhamDepartment of Geography, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 61201-2296, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Using LIDAR to model Mima mound evolution and regional energy balances in the Great Central Valley, CaliforniaAuthor(s)Sarah Reed;Sarah ReedDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3114, USASearch for other works by this author on:Ronald AmundsonRonald AmundsonDepartment of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-3114, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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“Pimple” mound microrelief in southern Saskatchewan, CanadaAuthor(s)L. Lee-Ann Irvine;L. Lee-Ann IrvineRoyal Saskatchewan Museum, 2340 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4P 2V7, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:Janis E. DaleJanis E. DaleDepartment of Geology, University of Regina, 3737 Wascana Parkway, Regina, SK S4S 0A2, CanadaSearch for other works by this author on:
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Alpine and montane Mima mounds of the western United StatesAuthor(s)George W. CoxGeorge W. CoxBiosphere and Biosurvival, 108 Vuelta Maria, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87506, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The biodynamic significance of double stone layers in Mima moundsAuthor(s)Jennifer L. Horwath Burnham;Jennifer L. Horwath BurnhamDepartment of Geography, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois 61201, USASearch for other works by this author on:Donald L. Johnson;Donald L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geoscience Consultants, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Diana N. JohnsonDiana N. JohnsonGeoscience Consultants, Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The forgotten natural prairie mounds of the Upper Midwest: Their abundance, distribution, origin, and archaeological implicationsAuthor(s)Fred A. FinneyFred A. FinneyUpper Midwest Archaeology, P.O. Box 106, St. Joseph, Illinois 61873, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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The polygenetic origin of prairie mounds in northeastern CaliforniaAuthor(s)Donald L. Johnson;Donald L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geosciences Consultants, 713 S. Lynn St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:Diana N. JohnsonDiana N. JohnsonGeosciences Consultants, 713 S. Lynn St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Foreword to Appendix AAuthor(s)D.L. JohnsonD.L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geosciences Consultants, 713 S. Lynn St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix A. The Late Wisconsin age of mounds on the Columbia Plateau of eastern WashingtonAuthor(s)Roald H. FryxellRoald H. FryxellLaboratory of Anthropology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendix B. Early Prairie mound observations by two celebrated geologists: Joseph LeConte and Grove Karl GilbertAuthor(s)D.L. JohnsonD.L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geosciences Consultants, 713 S. Lynn St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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Appendices C-F. Mima mound literature and referencesAuthor(s)D.L. JohnsonD.L. JohnsonDepartment of Geography, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA, and Geosciences Consultants, 713 S. Lynn St., Champaign, Illinois 61820, USASearch for other works by this author on:
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