Ian Randall | 5 April 2010
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The ecological information which can be gleaned from the fossil record is controlled by the processes of accumulation involved, according to a paper by the University of Chicago, which is to be published in the May issue of The American Naturalist.
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Category: Ecology, Geology, Palaeontology, Sedimentology |
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Tags: American Naturalist, Ecology, Fossil, Palaeoecology, Palaeontology, Time-averaging, University of Chicago
Ian Randall | 9 March 2010
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The reproductive cysts of acantharians sink seasonally from surface levels of the ocean to deeper waters, oceanographers at the University of Southampton believe. These oft-overlooked single-celled radiolaria, which have mineral skeletons, are believed to behave this way to exploit an annual increase in food.
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Category: Micropalaeontology, Oceanography, Sedimentology |
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Tags: Acantharians, Atlantic Ocean, Celesite, Deep Ocean, Discovery, Oceanography, Radiolaria, University of Southhampton