Overview

The foraminifera constitute the most diverse group of shelled micro-organisms in modern seas. This work, designed as a wide-ranging, graduate text, deals with the systematics, cell biology, chamber construction, biogeography, ecology, shell geochemistry, and taphonomy of these protists. The main theme concerns large-scale and small-scale patterns of species distributions and the environmental processes that affect these patterns. Critical first principles, whether derived from biology, chemistry, or geology, are carefully explained.

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Author:   Barun K. Sen Gupta
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1999
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.470kg
ISBN:  

9781402005985

ISBN 10:   1402005989
Pages:   371
Publication Date:   31 May 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Basic Considerations.- to modern Foraminifera.- Systematics of moder Foraminifera.- Foraminifera: A biological overview.- Shell construction in modern calcareous Foraminifera.- Quantitative methods of data analysis in foraminiferal ecology.- Features of Distribution.- Biogeography of neritic benthic Foraminifera.- Biogeography of planktonic Foraminifera.- Symbiont-bearing Foraminifera.- Foraminifera in marginal marine environments.- Benthic foraminiferal microhabitats below the sediment-water interface.- Benthic Foraminifera and the flux of organic carbon to the seabed.- Foraminifera of oxygen-depleted environments.- Effects of marine pollution on benthic Foraminifera.- Geochemistry of Shells.- Stable oxygen and carbon isotopes in foraminiferal carbonate shells.- Trance elements in foraminiferal calcite.- Preservation of Record.- Taphonomy and temporal resolution of foraminiferal assemblages.

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From the reviews: This is now the definitive, authoritative text on applied foraminiferal micropaleontology and should be in the library of all practicing micropaleontologists. (William A. Berggren, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Micropaleontology, 47:1 (2001) During the last 20 years there has been an explosion of publications about foraminifera from an amazing variety of disciplines: basic cell biology, algal symbiosis, biomineralization, biogeography, ecology, pollution, chemical oceanography, geochemistry, paleoceanography, and geology. This book summarizes contributions by leading researchers in these diverse fields. It is not just another text on the biology of foraminifera. Rather, Barun Sen Gupta has accomplished his objective to write an advanced text for university students that would also serve as a reference book for professionals . (Howard J. Spero, University of California at Davis in Limnology and Oceanography, 45:8 (2000)

From the reviews: This is now the definitive, authoritative text on applied foraminiferal micropaleontology and should be in the library of all practicing micropaleontologists. (William A. Berggren, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Micropaleontology, 47:1 (2001) During the last 20 years there has been an explosion of publications about foraminifera from an amazing variety of disciplines: basic cell biology, algal symbiosis, biomineralization, biogeography, ecology, pollution, chemical oceanography, geochemistry, paleoceanography, and geology. This book summarizes contributions by leading researchers in these diverse fields. It is not just another text on the biology of foraminifera. Rather, Barun Sen Gupta has accomplished his objective to write an advanced text for university students that would also serve as a reference book for professionals . (Howard J. Spero, University of California at Davis in Limnology and Oceanography, 45:8 (2000)

From the reviews: <p> This is now the definitive, authoritative text on applied foraminiferal micropaleontology and should be in the library of all practicing micropaleontologists. <br>(William A. Berggren, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Micropaleontology, 47: 1 (2001) <br> During the last 20 years there has been an explosion of publications about foraminifera from an amazing variety of disciplines: basic cell biology, algal symbiosis, biomineralization, biogeography, ecology, pollution, chemical oceanography, geochemistry, paleoceanography, and geology. This book summarizes contributions by leading researchers in these diverse fields. It is not just another text on the biology of foraminifera. Rather, Barun Sen Gupta has accomplished his objective to write an advanced text for university students that would also serve as a reference book for professionals. <br>(Howard J. Spero, University of California at Davis in Limnology and Oceanography, 45: 8 (2000)

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