Format:
Online Ressource (400 p.)
Edition:
1. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Online-Ausg
ISBN:
9780444536372
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0444536361
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9780444536365
Series Statement:
Developments in Quaternary sciences 17
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 science (data and interpretations as well as methodological developments) to form a major reference work that will constitute a durable bench-mark in the science of Ostracoda and Quaternary climate change. In-depth and focused treatment of palaeoclimate applicationsProvides durable benchmark and guide for all future work on ostracodsPresents new, cutting-edge 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 science (data and interpretations as well as methodological developments) to form a major reference work that will constitute a durable bench-mark in the science of Ostracoda and Quaternary climate change. In-depth and focused treatment of palaeoclimate applicationsProvides durable benchmark and guide for all future work on ostracodsPresents new, cutting-edge science
Note:
Description based on print version 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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Additional Edition:
ISBN 1283868407
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781283868402
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Ostracoda as Proxies for Quaternary Climate Change
Language:
English
Keywords:
Quartär
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Klimaänderung
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Muschelkrebse
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Paläoklima
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Indikator
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Biogeochemie
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Fossile Muschelkrebse
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Paläoklimatologie
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Isotopengeochemie
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Isotopenhäufigkeit
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Isotopieeffekt
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Palökologie
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