{"product_id":"microfossils-isbn-9780632052790","title":"Microfossils","description":"This is a new and completely rewritten edition of the well-known text \u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1980) covering all the major microfossil groups, with information on taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and palaeoecology.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eparticular attention is given to the uses of microfossils in environmental reconstruction and biostratigraphy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enumerous line and half-tone illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eemphasis on practical applications of micropalaeontology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eonly student-friendly micropaleontology text available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Applied micropalaeontology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Micropalaeontology, evolution and biodiversity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Microfossils in Stratigraphy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Microfossils, stable isotopes and ocean-atmosphere history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Microfossils as thermal metamorphic indicators.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 The rise of the biosphere.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The origin of life and the Archean biosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Emergence of eukaryotes to the Cambrian explosion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Bacterial ecosystems and microbial sediments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 Organic walled microfossils.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Acritarchs and prasinophytes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Dinoflagellates and Ebridians.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Chitinozoa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Scolecodonts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Spores and pollen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4 Inorganic walled microfossils.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Calcareous nannoplankton: Coccolithophores and Discoasters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Formainifera.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Radiozoa (Acantharia, Phaeodaria and Radiolaria) and Heliozoa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Diatoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Silicoflagellates and Chrysophytes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Ciliophora: Tintinnids and Calpionellids.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Ostracods.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Conodonts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral Index.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"If I were a student once again starting out in my micropalaeontological career, this would have to be on my shopping list...It is books like this that will hopefully catch the interest of undergraduates and persuade them to continue within the field and regenerate our ageing skills pool.\" (\u003ci\u003eNewsletter of Micropalaeontology\u003c\/i\u003e, September 2005)\u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, I found the second edition of \u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e to be an excellent book and one I highly recommend....[it] will make an excellent text for an introductory course in micropaleontology, or as a supplement to an invertebrate paleontology course.\" (\u003ci\u003eAmerican Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists Newsletter\u003c\/i\u003e, April 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...a very valuabel re-addition to the micropalaeontological literature available to undergraduate students...\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Quaternary Science\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2006)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHoward Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e has been researching micropalaeontology for twenty years and has published extensively on applied micropalaeontology, numerical biostratigraphy, conodont palaeobiology and dispersal biogeography. His research currently focuses on environmental and biological patterns and processes associated with Palaeozoic glaciations. He is Senior Lecturer in Micropalaeontology at the University of Durham.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Brasier\u003c\/b\u003e began research as a marine biologist aboard HMS Fox in 1970, mapping the microbial ecology of Caribbean reefs and algal mats. The author is well known for the first edition of \u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e and for his work on early biosphere evolution, integrating microfossils, biogeochemistry and chemostratigraphy from the earliest signs of life in the Archaean through to the Cambrian explosion of multicellular forms. He maintains a special interest in the metabolism and evolution of bacterial and protist fossil groups, and has worked with NASA on the protocols for recognition of the earliest life on Earth and beyond. He is currently Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive guide to all the major microfossil groups. In recent years a greater understanding of species’ concepts and stratigraphical ranges, advances in the completeness of the microfossil record and the advent of molecular techniques in classification have led to major changes in the classification and applications of microfossils. This new edition of \u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e has been restructured and rewritten to take into account these significant advances to provide a complete guide to taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and palaeoecology of microfossils and their applications.  \u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003emajor revisions incorporating the latest available research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new section on isotopes, and on applications in stratigraphy, geothermometry and evolution\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ecoverage of the major developments in the use of microfossils in palaeo-oceanography and palaeoclimatology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ephotographs to support the line drawings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicrofossils\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential reference tool and laboratory guide for undergraduate and graduate students of micropalaeontology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989620768997,"sku":"NP9780632052790","price":134.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780632052790.jpg?v=1761784842","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/microfossils-isbn-9780632052790","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}