The geological record of ecological dynamics: understanding the biotic effects of future enviro…
by National Academies Press (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.)., Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Geologic Record of Biosphere Dynamics
The geological record of ecological dynamics: understanding the biotic effects of future enviro…
by National Academies Press (U.S.), National Research Council (U.S.)., Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Geologic Record of Biosphere Dynamics
In order to answer important questions about ecosystems and biodiversity, scientists can look to the past geological record which includes fossils, sediment and ice cores, and tree rings. Because of recent advances in earth scientists ability to analyze biological and environmen…
This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment. It begins with an overview which provides a starting point for under…
This book focuses on environmental footprints that have attracted considerable interest and discussion within academia, policy makers and the public as a tool to assess anthropogenic effects on the environment. It begins with an overview which provides a starting point for under…
Microbial activity is known to impact the formation and alteration of many different rock types. For carbonate caprock (CCR), a lithology found on salt diapirs, it is generally accepted that microbial activity drives the precipitation of carbonate minerals, forming limestone and…
The Ediacaran to Cambrian Deep Spring Formation consists of mixed carbonate-siliciclastic strata which contain an increasingly complex and biogeographically important biota. Past investigations of the Deep Spring Formation at Mt. Dunfee, Nevada, explored the highly diverse micro…
Fossilized microorganisms (microfossils) preserved within Precambrian sedimentary rocks represent a vital source of evidence for early life on Earth, and studies of such microfossils and the organic matter (kerogen) of which they are typically composed have helped guide the mode…
During the Cretaceous the Caribbean was home to vast carbonate platforms where rudist bivalves contributed extensively to reef development. Carbonate platforms have been well-studied in Mexico and Texas, but less so in some Caribbean islands. On the island of Puerto Rico, the Ba…
In the Sichuan Basin and surrounding areas, the terminal Ediacaran Dengying Formation hosts diverse microbialite forms. Interest in this formation has mainly centered around oil and gas reservoir development, but recent research aims to characterize its paleobiology via petrogra…
The endemic Hawaiian flowering plant genus Hibiscadelphus was described by Joseph F. Rock based on two species found on Hawaii island and one species from Maui in 1911. In the years since, five additional species have been described, one from Hawaii island, two from Kauai, and o…
Carbonate mineral formation in lakes is a consequence of the interactions of lake water chemistry, physical processes at several scales, and biological influences, all of which are greatly affected by individual lake basin attributes such as basin size and physiography, bedrock …
This book recognizes and celebrates the contributions of Professor Ashok Sahni to the field of paleontology. Prof. Sahni established a School of Vertebrate Palaeontology at Panjab University, Chandigarh, India, where he trained many of today's vertebrate paleontologists of India…
This book provides the first comprehensive assessment of ecosystem services (ES) for the territory of the Slovak Republic. Although the ES approach is widely used for the evaluation of the benefits of natural capital and biodiversity for people, this book has a unique character.…
Ziel des vorliegenden Bandes ist es, die geschichtliche Entwicklung und die gegenwärtige Konditionierung und Akzentuierung unseres Weltbilds zu skizzieren und zu reflektieren. Die Fragen, denen die 19 Beiträge aus 13 Disziplinen nachgehen, lauten: Was können wir heute einigermaß…