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Monitoring in coastal environments using Foraminifera and Thecamoebian indicators
"Monitoring in Coastal Environments Using Foraminifera and Thecamoebian Indicators addresses one of the fundamental problems for environmental assessment - how to characterize the state of benthic environments cost effectively in regard to both contemporary and historical times. This book presents a comprehensive overview of sampling and sample processing methods as well as many examples in which these methods have been applied - from pollution impact studies to earthquake history investigations." "This book introduces the topic to nonspecialists with a simple description of these two groups of protozoan organisms and then moves on to detailed descriptions of specific methods and techniques. Case studies are presented to illustrate how these techniques are applied. The appendix includes a glossary of terms and a taxonomic description of all species mentioned in the book." "The...
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