Applications of paleoenvironmental techniques in estuarine studies. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kaarina Weckström, Krystyna M. Saunders, Peter A. Gell, C. Gregory Skilbeck, editors.
• Editors: Weckström, Kaarina; Saunders, Krystyna M; Gell, Peter A; Skilbeck, C. Gregory (Charles Gregory), 1956-
• Contents: Contents Introduction to the Application of Palaeoecological Techniques in Estuaries -- Part I. Estuaries and their Management.- Estuary Form and Function: Implications for Palaeoecological Studies -- Geology and Sedimentary History of Modern Estuaries -- Palaeoecological Evidence for Variability and Change in Estuaries: Insights for Management -- Part II. Coring and Dating of Estuarine Sediments. Sediment Sampling in Estuaries? Site Selection and Sampling Techniques -- Some Practical Considerations Regarding the Application of 210Pb and 137Cs Dating to Estuarine Sediments -- Radiocarbon Dating in Estuarine Environments -- Part III. Techniques for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions in Estuaries. Lipid Biomarkers as Organic Geochemical Proxies for the Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Estuarine Environments -- C/N ratios and Carbon Isotope Composition of Organic Matter in Estuarine Environments -- Physical and Chemical Factors to Consider when Studying Historical Contamination and Pollution in Estuaries -- Diatoms as Indicators of Environmental Change in Estuaries -- Dinoflagellate Cysts as Proxies for Holocene Environmental Change in Estuaries: Diversity, Abundance and Morphology -- Applications of Foraminifera, Testate Amoebae and Tintinnids in Estuarine Palaeoecology -- Ostracods as Recorders of Palaeoenvironmental Change in Estuaries -- Application of Molluscan Analyses to the Reconstruction of Past Environmental Conditions in Estuaries -- Corals in Estuarine Environments: Their Response to Environmental Changes and Application in Reconstructing Past Environmental Variability -- Inferring Environmental Change in Estuaries from Plant Macrofossils -- Applications of Pollen Analysis in Estuarine Systems -- Part IV. Case Studies. Palaeo-Environmental Approaches to Reconstructing Sea Level Changes in Estuaries -- Paleoecology Studies in Chesapeake Bay: A Model System for Understanding Interactions between Climate, Anthropogenic Activities and the Environment -- Paleosalinity Changes in the Rio de la Plata Estuary and on the Adjacent Uruguayan Continental Shelf over the Past 1, 200 Years: An Approach Using Diatoms as a Proxy -- Application of Paleoecology to Ecosystem Restoration: A Case Study from South Florida's Estuaries -- Paleolimnological History of The Coorong: Identifying the Natural Ecological Character of a Ramsar Wetland in Crisis -- Palaeoenvironmental History of the Baltic Sea : One of the Largest Brackish-water Ecosystems in the World.
• Publisher Details: Dordrecht, Netherlands : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 560/.45786; 333.7; Paleoecology; Estuarine ecology; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Estuarine ecology; Paleoecology; Environment; Environmental Management; Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management; Sedimentology; Geoecology/Natural Processes; Oceanography; Ecosystems; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789402409901; 9402409904
• Related ISBNs: 9789402409888; 9402409882
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 23, 2017).
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