Benthic Foraminiferal Ecology : Indicators of Environmental Impacts / by Patrícia Pinheiro Beck Eichler, Christofer Paul Barker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beck Eichler, Patrícia Pinheiro, author.

Barker, Christofer Paul, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freshwater ecology.

Marine ecology.

Oceanography.

Environmental monitoring.

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Ocean Sciences.

Environmental Monitoring.

Local Subjects:

Freshwater and Marine Ecology.

Ocean Sciences.

Environmental Monitoring.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVII, 226 p. 127 illus., 92 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2020.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

Summary:

This book provides effective statistical analyses in benthic foraminiferal communities patterns and show solutions for sea-land processes and alterations caused by climate changes and other local (and global) environmental concerns. Our goal is to provide, through these chapters, the monitoring and forecasting of environmental impacts with accurate data. We identify global regions most subject to industrial pollution, contamination and sewage, identifying potential sites prone to accumulate organic matter, which effects erosion, deposition, ocean temperature and pH changes (warming, cooling, acidification), climate and sea-level changes. Benthic habitats, specifically foraminiferal (single celled microorganisms found in the water column and sediment) contribute to our understanding of local and global climate change that effect at risk communities. Derived through the accuracy of oceanographic climate science, allow us to predict with the intention to alleviate potential loss in coastal areas, which are, the most vulnerable to ocean warming, cooling, acidification, and sea-level rise impacts. We unravel the mystery of the Environmental Impacts and Climate Change, helping communities prepare, adjust, adapt, and minimize effects or remediate loss. We show how to pinpoint the most vulnerable and specific sites for economic and social damage and loss, using foraminifera, an inexpensive and easily handled proxy valuable for monitoring coastal and marine environmental stressors. The implications of those problems and the ability to forecast patterns on land are primary issues we address by studying marine sediment of beaches, estuaries, bays and deep water worldwide. Ecology, biology, life history, and taxonomy of modern Foraminifera allows us to examine the current and historical record of environmental change effects, and predict implications for future sea-level rise, and ocean patterns. The prediction of responses of interacting systems to these problems, and development of strategies is needed to inform leadership with the knowledge and data to effectively implement policy, making this book a very informative and significant contribution for researchers and decision makers.

Contents:

Chapter 1: “Playing in the Mud” Benthic Foraminiferal Communities - Dynamic Environmental Impact Indicators

Chapter 2: Sampling, Handling, and Analyzing of interface sediment-water

Chapter 3: Microfossil (thecamoebians, ostracodes, nanofossils, plankyic foraminifera) communities Response to Recent and Past Environmental Impacts

Chapter 4: Water masses and Geohabitats as Benthic Habitats for foraminiferal species

Chapter 5: Water Renovation, Sewage and Industrial Pollution stress on benthic fauna

Chapter 6: Ocean warming and acidification changes and the response of tiny calcareous giants of the anoxic great seas

Chapter 7: Forecast of Sea-Level Rise tacked by Foraminiferal Assemblages Associations

Chapter 8: Climatology and benthic fauna extinctions

Chapter 9: Biodiversity and Exotic Foraminiferal Species Invasion

Chapter 10: How to Prepare for Climate Changes using Microfossils?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3-030-61463-8