Modern Foraminifera (Hardcover)

~ Barun K. Sen Gupta (Editor) "Foraminifers are better known for their spectacular fossil record than for their variety or abundance in modern marine environments..." (more)
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Editorial Reviews

Review

`This is now the definitive, authoritative text on applied foraminiferal micropaleontology and should be in the library of all practicing micropaleontologists.'
William A. Berggren, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Micropaleontology, 47:1 (2001)
`During the last 20 years there has been an explosion of publications about foraminifera from an amazing variety of disciplines: basic cell biology, algal symbiosis, biomineralization, biogeography, ecology, pollution, chemical oceanography, geochemistry, paleoceanography, and geology. This book summarizes contributions by leading researchers in these diverse fields. It is not just another text on the biology of foraminifera. Rather, Barun Sen Gupta has accomplished his objective to "write an advanced text for university students that would also serve as a reference book for professionals".'
Howard J. Spero, University of California at Davis in Limnology and Oceanography, 45:8 (2000)

Product Description

The Foraminifera constitute the most diverse group of shelled microorganisms in modern seas. This book, designed as an unusually wide-ranging, authoritative, graduate text, deals with the systematics, cell biology, chamber construction, biogeography, ecology, shell geochemistry, and taphonomy of these fascinating protists. The chapter authors are recognized experts in their fields. The main theme concerns large-scale and small-scale patterns of species distributions and the environmental processes that affect these patterns. Critical first principles, whether derived from biology, chemistry, or geology, are carefully explained. Audience: Apart from meeting the requirements of courses in foraminiferal ecology, the book will serve well as the major reference in a general course on Foraminifera or one on foraminiferal paleoecology. It will be of great value to graduate students, and also to professionals who are interested in using the sedimentary record of foraminiferal species to answer environmental, paleoenvironmental, or paleoceanographical questions.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (October 31, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0412824302
• ISBN-13: 978-0412824302
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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