Applications in Environmental Micropaleontology
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 January 2025 | Viewed by 101
Special Issue Editors
Interests: micropalaeontology; ostracod analysis; palaeoecology; coastal and estuarine ecology; sea level change; paleoenvironmental analyses; environmental monitoring
Interests: micropaleontology; stratigraphy; paleoenvironment; paleoceanography; paleoclimate; paleogeography
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental micropaleontology is an applied field within geobiology dealing with the use of microorganisms in identifying and interpreting environmental changes in space and time, whether caused by natural causes or human intervention. Calcareous nannoplankton, ostracods, foraminifera, diatoms, palynomorphs, and dinoflagellates are some of the micropaleontological groups that are used in reconstructing paleoenvironmental conditions and imprinting climate patterns and ecological shifts. The rapid increase in urbanization and the anthropogenic stress, particularly on coastal areas, during the Common Era affected all types of waterbodies (oceans, lakes, rivers, and estuaries) and caused changes in natural ecosystems at a remarkably accelerated pace. Consequently, studies are largely focused on the assessment of the environmental health of these ecosystems and the potential of using micropaleontological assemblages in environmental monitoring along with recording the impact of climate change.
In this context, this Special Issue aims to present the state of the art and cutting-edge developments in environmental micropaleontology, helping to inform conservation strategies aimed at mitigating climate change consequences and protecting ecosystem biodiversity. Topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: microfossils as indices of environmental/climate change; micropaleontology in environmental monitoring; the impact of climate change on freshwater and marine waterbodies, the carbon cycle, and sea level change; assessing human intervention/pollution on aquatic ecosystems; biological invasions due to climate change; primary calcifiers and ocean acidification; microfossils in minimum oxygen zones.
Dr. Theodora Tsourou
Prof. Dr. Maria V. Triantaphyllou
Dr. Elisavet Skampa
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- micropaleontology
- environmental/climate change
- calcareous nannoplankton
- ostracods
- foraminifera
- diatoms
- pollen
- dinoflagellates
- environmental monitoring
- invasive species
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