Quaternary Foraminifera of the Caspian-Black Sea-Mediterranean Corridors: Volume 1 : Ponto-Caspian Foraminifera / by Valentina Yanko.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yanko, Valentina, author.

Series:

Earth and Environmental Science Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paleontology.

Bioinformatics.

Ecology.

Water.

Hydrology.

Environmental monitoring.

Computational and Systems Biology.

Environmental Sciences.

Environmental Monitoring.

Local Subjects:

Paleontology.

Computational and Systems Biology.

Environmental Sciences.

Water.

Ecology.

Environmental Monitoring.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2022.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.

Summary:

This handbook in two volumes offers a heretofore unavailable compilation of detailed information on foraminifera of the Caspian-Black Sea-Mediterranean Corridors (“CORRIDORS”), including their taxonomy, ecology, and applications in the study of Quaternary stratigraphy, paleogeographic reconstruction, and environmental stress. This subject is significant in light of the ongoing debates regarding the Flood Hypotheses because foraminifera can provide more information about many of the disputed questions. Foraminifera are highly reliable paleoenvironmental indicators, ubiquitous in marine environments, and taxonomically diverse, which gives them the potential for a wide range of biological responses to varied environmental factors. Their tests are readily preserved and can record evidence of environmental change through time, thus providing historical baseline data even in the absence of background studies. This book presents taxonomic descriptions for about 500 species and subspecies from the Black Sea, Sea of Azov, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, Sea of Marmara, and the Eastern Mediterranean. This catalogue is supplemented by ecological remarks, stratigraphic distributions, paleogeography, and environmental/paleoenvironmental applications, including responses to environmental stress, e.g., river discharge, pollution by different contaminants, etc. The book will be useful to specialists in Quaternary history of the “CORRIDORS” as well as those in environmental monitoring and risk assessment. This handbook offers detailed taxonomic descriptions of foraminifera from the Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Sea of Azov, Aral Sea (in Volume 1) and Eastern Mediterranean and Sea of Marmara (in Volume 2). .

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. State-of-the-art

Chapter 2. Study area, material and methods

Chapter 3. Taxonomic classification of foraminifera

Chapter 4. Modern foraminifera

Chapter 5. Quaternary bio- and ecostratigraphy, with elements of paleogeography of the Ponto-Caspian Corridors

Chapter 6. Origin and taxonomy of the Pleistocene Ponto-Caspian benthic foraminifera

Chapter 7. Benthic foraminifera as indicators of environmental change in the Black Sea in space and time

Chapter 8. Systematic part

Conclusions

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

3-031-12374-3

OCLC:

1348480622