Planktic foraminifers in the modern ocean

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the taxonomy, biology, sedimentation, and carbonate geochemistry of modern species. Students, early career and advanced scientists alike will profit from a broad synthesis of the current understanding of planktic foraminifers as an ecological indicator,...

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Main Authors Schiebel, Ralf (Author), Hemleben, Ch (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin : Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783662502976
9783662502952
Physical Description1 online resource (xvii, 358 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • Species Classification, Test Architecture, Shell Ontogeny, Species Phylogeny
  • Sampling Methods and Faunal Analysis
  • Cultivation
  • Biology, Cellular Ultrastructure, Host Symbiont Relationships, Trophic Activity and Nutrition, Reproduction
  • Molecular Genetics in Modern Species
  • Ecology
  • Stable Isotopes
  • Paleoceanography
  • Element Ratios
  • Sedimentation and Preservation of Tests
  • Applications.