Foraminifera and thecamoebians are highly sensitive to environmental stress (natural or anthropogenic). This feature means that they can be used to biologically characterize a variety of freshwater and coastal marine environments. Due to their small size and hard shells, large quantities are also found fossilised in core samples, making them ideal for reconstructing past environmental conditions. This volume covers the specific environmental applications of these organisms and contains an introduction to the subject, detailed descriptions of methods and techniques and case studies. Written for non-specialists, this book will appeal to resource managers and consultants in the public and private sector who routinely work on coastal environmental problems. The book will also serve as a supplementary text for graduate students in many courses on environmental monitoring, ecological baseline studies and environmental science.
- ISBN10 6610429103
- ISBN13 9786610429103
- Publish Date 30 August 2001 (first published 1 January 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 January 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 193
- Language English