John W. Murray

Ecology and Applications of Benthic Foraminifera (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

In this 2006 volume John Murray investigates the ecological processes that control the distribution, abundance and species diversity of benthic foraminifera in environments ranging from marsh to the deepest ocean. To interpret the fossil record it is necessary to have an understanding of the ecology of modern foraminifera and the processes operating after death leading to burial and fossilisation. This book presents the ecological background required to explain how fossil forms are used in dating rocks and reconstructing past environmental features including changes of sea level. It demonstrates how living foraminifera can be used to monitor modern-day environmental change. Ecology and Applications of Benthic Foraminifera presents a comprehensive and global coverage of the subject using all the available literature. It is supported by a website hosting a large database of additional ecological information (www.cambridge.org/0521828392) and will form an important reference for academic researchers and graduate students in Earth and Environmental Sciences.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511331978
• Artikelnr.: 38214714

Autorenporträt

John Murray was awarded a DSc by the University of London. He has held honorary positions with the Palaeontological Association, the Micropalaeontological Society and the Geological Society of London.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Aspects of biology and basic ecology
4. Marginal marine environments
5. Shelf seas
6. Carbonate environments
7. Deep sea
8. Summary of living distributions
9. Taphonomic processes: formation of dead and fossil assemblages
10. Applications
Glossary
Appendix 1. Ecological data
References
Web appendices
Web appendix 1. References discussing taxonomy, dead or total assemblages
Web appendix 2. Faunal reference list
Living/stained foraminiferal data tables.