- Description
- ix, 700 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 25 cm.
- Additional Authors
- Gell, Peter A,Saunders, Krystyna M.,Skilbeck, C. GregoryWeckström, Kaarina,
- Notes
- "ISSN 2215-1672 (electronic)"--t.p. verso.Contents note continued: 16.Corals in Estuarine Environments: Their Response to Environmental Changes and Application in Reconstructing Past Environmental Variability / Francisca Staines-Urias -- 17.Inferring Environmental Change in Estuaries from Plant Macrofossils / Carl D. Sayer -- 18.Applications of Pollen Analysis in Estuarine Systems / Joanna C. Ellison -- pt. IV Case Studies -- 19.Palaeo-Environmental Approaches to Reconstructing Sea Level Changes in Estuaries / Joanna C. Ellison -- 20.Paleoecology Studies in Chesapeake Bay: A Model System for Understanding Interactions between Climate, Anthropogenic Activities and the Environment / Andrew R. Zimmerman -- 21.Paleosalinity Changes in the Rio de la Plata Estuary and on the Adjacent Uruguayan Continental Shelf over the Past 1200 Years: An Approach Using Diatoms as a Proxy / Till J.J. Hanebuth -- 22.Application of Paleoecology to Ecosystem Restoration: A Case Study from South Florida's Estuaries / G. Lynn Wingard --Contents note continued: 23.Paleolimnological History of the Coorong: Identifying the Natural Ecological Character of a Ramsar Wetland in Crisis / Peter A. Gell -- 24.Palaeoenvironmental History of the Baltic Sea: One of the Largest Brackish-water Ecosystems in the World / Richard Telford.Contents note continued: 8.Lipid Biomarkers as Organic Geochemical Proxies for the Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Estuarine Environments / Rienk H. Smittenberg -- 9.C/N ratios and Carbon Isotope Composition of Organic Matter in Estuarine Environments / Jonathan P. Lewis -- 10.Physical and Chemical Factors to Consider when Studying Historical Contamination and Pollution in Estuaries / Gavin Birch -- 11.Diatoms as Indicators of Environmental Change in Estuaries / Brendan Logan -- 12.Dinoflagellate Cysts as Proxies for Holocene Environmental Change in Estuaries: Diversity, Abundance and Morphology / Sofia Ribeiro -- 13.Applications of Foraminifera, Testate Amoebae and Tintinnids in Estuarine Palaeoecology / Helena L. Filipsson -- 14.Ostracods as Recorders of Palaeoenvironmental Change in Estuaries / Jessica M. Reeves -- 15.Application of Molluscan Analyses to the Reconstruction of Past Environmental Conditions in Estuaries / Donna Surge --Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction to the Application of Paleoecological Techniques in Estuaries / C. Gregory Skilbeck -- pt. I Estuaries and Their Management -- 2.Estuary Form and Function: Implications for Palaeoecological Studies / Jaimie Potts -- 3.Geology and Sedimentary History of Modern Estuaries / Colin D. Woodroffe -- 4.Paleoecological Evidence for Variability and Change in Estuaries: Insights for Management / Peter A. Gell -- pt. II Coring and Dating of Estuarine Sediments -- 5.Sediment Sampling in Estuaries: Site Selection and Sampling Techniques / Peter I. Macreadie -- 6.Some Practical Considerations Regarding the Application of 210Pb and 137Cs Dating to Estuarine Sediments / Thorbjoern Joest Andersen -- 7.Radiocarbon Dating in Estuarine Environments / Peter Rasmussen -- pt. III Techniques for Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions in Estuaries --Includes bibliographical references and index.
