Ichnology: Organism-Substrate Interactions in Space and Time - Couverture rigide

Buatois, Luis A.; Mángano, M. Gabriela

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521855551 ISBN 13 : 9780521855556

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

Ichnology is the study of traces created in the substrate by living organisms. This is the first book to systematically cover basic concepts and applications in both paleobiology and sedimentology, bridging the gap between the two main facets of the field. It emphasizes the importance of understanding ecologic controls on benthic fauna distribution and the role of burrowing organisms in changing their environments. A detailed analysis of the ichnology of a range of depositional environments is presented using examples from the Precambrian to the recent, and the use of trace fossils in facies analysis and sequence stratigraphy is discussed. The potential for biogenic structures to provide valuable information and solve problems in a wide range of fields is also highlighted. An invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students in paleontology, sedimentology and sequence stratigraphy, this book will also be of interest to industry professionals working in petroleum geoscience.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Luis Buatois is a Full Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, specializing in paleoenvironmental and stratigraphic aspects of ichnology. He has received awards from the Argentinean Paleontological Association, the Egidio Feruglio Foundation, the Argentinean Academy of Sciences and the Argentinean Secretary of Science and Technology. Currently President of the International Ichnological Association, and formerly Vice-President of the International Palaeontological Association, he has carried out field and subsurface work in many different countries. Professor Buatois has published four other books, edited three journal special issues and is the author of over 150 scientific papers. He is also a member of the editorial board of a number of journals, including Lethaia and Ichnos.

Revue de presse :

'... a remarkable book ... high quality and well illustrated ... Treatises on ichnology are rare and the publication of this book is certainly a significant event for the diffusion of this young discipline of Earth sciences ... must be read by sedimentologists and ichnologists.' Geological Magazine

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0521855551
• ISBN 13: 9780521855556
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 366