UID:
almahu_9947367791502882
Format:
1 online resource (379 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-283-86840-7
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0-444-53637-X
Series Statement:
Developments in Quaternary science,
Content:
Ostracod crustaceans, common microfossils in marine and freshwater sedimentary records, supply evidence of past climatic conditions via indicator species, transfer function and mutual climatic range approaches as well as the trace element and stable isotope geochemistry of their shells. As methods of using ostracods as Quaternary palaeoclimate proxies have developed, so too has a critical awareness of their complexities, potential and limitations. This book combines up-to-date reviews (covering previous work and summarising the state of the art) with presentations of new, cutting-edge scien
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Ostracoda as Proxies for Quaternary Climate Change; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: A General Introduction to Ostracods: Morphology, Distribution, Fossil Record and Applications; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Morphology; 1.3. Distribution; 1.4. Fossil Record; 1.5. Applications; 1.6. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; Supplementary Material; References; Chapter 2: The Ecology of Ostracoda Across Levels of Biological Organisation from Individual to Ecosystem: A Review of Recent Developments and Future Potential; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. General Aspects of Ostracod Biology
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2.3. Ecology of Individuals2.3.1. Ecophysiology and Responses to the Environment; 2.3.2. Behavioural Ecology; 2.3.3. Dispersal Mechanisms; 2.4. Ecology of Populations; 2.4.1. Life Histories and Ecological Strategies; 2.4.2. Metapopulations, Colonisation and Extinction; 2.5. Interactions with Other Species; 2.5.1. Commensalism, Mutualism and Parasitism; 2.5.2. Competition; 2.5.3. Predators and Prey; 2.6. Community and Ecosystems Ecology; 2.6.1. Distribution of Niches; 2.6.2. Biodiversity and Environments; 2.6.3. Community Assembly, Disturbance and Succession
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2.6.4. Metacommunities and Island Biogeography2.6.5. Biomass, Productivity and Food Webs; 2.7. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 3: Ostracod Taxa as Palaeoclimate Indicators in the Quaternary; 3.1. Introduction and the Early Palaeoclimatic Studies on Ostracoda; 3.2. From Living Populations to Fossil Assemblages; 3.3. Indicator Species and Assemblage Composition; 3.4. The Genus and Supra-generic Units; 3.5. Quantitative Approaches; 3.6. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References
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Chapter 4: Quantitative Transfer Function Approaches in Palaeoclimatic Reconstruction Using Quaternary Ostracods4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Training Datasets; 4.3. Environmental Parameters; 4.4. Numerical Methods; 4.4.1. WA Regression and Calibration; 4.4.2. WA-PLS Regression and Calibration; 4.5. Application of Transfer Functions in Non-marine Ostracods; 4.5.1. Northern Europe; 4.5.2. Mediterranean; 4.5.3. Africa; 4.5.4. Asia; 4.5.5. North America; 4.5.6. Central America; 4.5.7. South America; 4.5.8. Australia; 4.6. Application of Transfer Functions in Marine Ostracods; 4.6.1. North Atlantic
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4.6.2. South Atlantic4.6.3. Pacific; 4.7. Data Interpretation and Limitations of OTFs; 4.8. Outlook; Acknowledgements; References; Chapter 5: Mutual Climatic Range Methods for Quaternary Ostracods; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. A Marine Ostracod MCR Method; 5.3. Non-marine Ostracod MCR Methods: The Delorme Method; 5.4. Non-marine Ostracod MCR Methods: The Mutual Ostracod Temperature Range Method; 5.5. Examples of MOTR Applications; 5.5.1. Boxgrove (MIS13); 5.5.2. Ostend (MIS12); 5.5.3. Cudmore Grove (MIS9); 5.6. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgements; Supplementary Material; References
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Chapter 6: The Biogeography and Physicochemical Characteristics of Aquatic Habitats of Freshwater Ostracods in Canada and the United States
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-444-53636-1
Language:
English
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