Monitoring in Coastal Environments Using Foraminifera and Thecamoebian Indicators

Describes environmental applications of foraminifera and thecamoebians for researchers, consultants and graduate students.

David B. Scott (Author), Franco S. Medioli (Author), Charles T. Schafer (Author)

9780521021142, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 February 2007

192 pages, 81 b/w illus. 1 colour illus.
29.5 x 20.9 x 1 cm, 0.477 kg

'… will certainly be of great use to coastal-resource managers and will undoubtedly stimulate increased use of micropalaeontology in their work.' Jerry Lloyd, The Holocene

Foraminifera and thecamoebians are highly sensitive to environmental stress (natural or anthropogenic). This feature means that they can be used to biologically characterize a variety of freshwater and coastal marine environments. Due to their small size and hard shells, large quantities are also found fossilised in core samples, making them ideal for reconstructing past environmental conditions. This volume covers the specific environmental applications of these organisms and contains an introduction to the subject, detailed descriptions of methods and techniques and case studies. Written for non-specialists, this book will appeal to resource managers and consultants in the public and private sector who routinely work on coastal environmental problems. The book will also serve as a supplementary text for graduate students in many courses on environmental monitoring, ecological baseline studies and environmental science.

Preface
Scope of this book
Who should read this book
1. Some perspective on Testate Rhizopods
2. Methodological considerations
3. Applications
4. Research on new applications
5. Freshwater systems applications
6. Conclusions and final remarks
Appendix
Glossary
Taxonomic list of species
Bibliography
Name index
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Environmental science, engineering & technology [TQ], Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions [RGBP], Oceanography [seas RBKC], Earth sciences [RB], Ecological science, the Biosphere [PSAF]