Benthic foraminifera of the Gulf of Mexico : distribution, ecology, paleoecology / C. Wylie Poag.
| Author/creator | Poag, C. Wylie author. |
| Format | Map |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2015. |
| Description | 239 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm + 1 map (color ; 51 x 58 cm, folded to 26 x 15 cm). |
| Subjects |
| Series | Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies series. ^A759418 |
| Contents | Ecology and distribution of predominant genera -- Introduction -- Environmental characteristics of the Gulf of Mexico -- Physiography and geology of the Gulf Coastal Plain -- Physiography of the gulf floor -- Climate -- Water mass stratification and current circulation -- Sediments of the gulf floor -- Marine biogeography -- Previous studies of gulf benthic foraminifera -- Generic predominance facies of modern gulf benthic foraminifera -- Estuarine biotopes -- Salt marshes -- Mangroves -- Florida Bay -- Charlotte Harbor -- Tampa Bay -- Apalachicola Bay -- St. Andrew Bay -- Choctawhatchee Bay -- Perdido Bay -- Mobile Bay -- Biloxi Bay -- Mississippi Sound -- East Mississippi Delta -- Lake Pontchartrain -- Timbalier Bay -- Sabine Lake -- Galveston Bay -- Matagorda Bay -- San Antonio Bay -- Aransas Bay -- Corpus Christi Bay -- Baffin Bay -- Laguna Madre (Texas) -- Laguna Madre (Tamaulipas) -- Laguna de Tamiahua -- Laguna Alvarado -- Laguna del Carmen -- Laguna de Terminos -- Estuarine summary -- Continental shelf biotopes -- Banks and reefs -- Shelf zones of hypoxia -- Continental slope biotopes -- Gyre intraslope basin -- Orca intraslope basin -- Campeche Canyon -- Cold hydrocarbon seeps -- Continental rise and Florida Plain biotopes -- Sigsbee Plain and Mississippi Fan biotopes -- Relationships between generic predominance facies and environmental properties -- Salinity -- Temperature -- Substrate -- Water mass composition -- Food supply, dissolved oxygen, and water clarity -- Bottom topography -- Holocene sea-level rise -- Generic predominance diversity -- Fossil foraminifera and paleoecological interpretation -- Conclusions -- Description and illustration of diagnostic species -- Taxonomy and distribution -- Plates: Scanning electron photomicrographs -- Appendix 1: Supplementary figures and tables -- Appendix 2: List of cosmopolitan benthic foraminiferal species -- Appendix 3: List of regional benthic foraminiferal species -- Appendix 4: List of endemic benthic foraminiferal species -- Appendix 5: List of relict benthic foraminiferal species. |
| General note | Folded color map in pocket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014016900 |
| ISBN | 9781623491956 (printed case : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1623491959 (printed case : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781623492137 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 1623492130 (ebook) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | QL368 .F6 P59 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |