1. Molluscan paleoecology in the reconstruction of coastal changes
- Author
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BASSO, DANIELA MARIA, CORSELLI, CESARE, Basso, D, and Corselli, C
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GEO/01 - PALEONTOLOGIA E PALEOECOLOGIA ,coastline migration, molluscan paleoecology, marine benthic associations, taphonomy, Iskenderun Bay - Abstract
Coastline migration significantly affects the evolution of marine and continental environments. Tracing sea-level changes that have occurred in the past can be achieved using evidence from marine benthic associations of fossil molluscs. This paper outlines a strategy for documenting recent molluscan benthic assemblages in order to detect abrupt or gradual variations in their depositional succession that could reflect changes in the land-sea relationship. Characteristics of molluscan fossil assemblages are reviewed and an example of such an analysis is offered from research conducted in Iskenderun Bay in the northeastern Mediterranean Sea. © 2007 Springer.
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- 2007