Foraminifera and Ostracoda in the bottom sediments of the East Sea

Author: Wang Pinxian et al
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Publish Date: 1988-01-01
Features: This book is a specialized work on the systematic classification and ecological distribution of foraminifera and ostracods in the surface and near-surface sediments of the East China Sea. It describes over 400 species, including 56 new species, and includes 58 plates of scanning electron micrographs. Based on quantitative statistics of the abundance of each genus and species in surface sediments, it provides over 100 distribution maps. Using factor analysis and cluster analysis, it determines the species assemblages of three major groups: planktonic foraminifera, benthic foraminifera, and ostracods. It further discusses the influence of various environmental parameters on the distribution of foraminifera and ostracods in the East China Sea, highlighting the controlling roles of water masses and ocean currents. Based on the analysis of living foraminifera staining and the preservation condition of shells, it explores the transport and deposition of shells. According to the results of microfossil analysis of numerous sediment cores, it investigates the paleogeographical changes in the East China Sea over the past 40,000 years. This book not only provides a basis for the paleoecological interpretation of marine and coastal strata in China and the study of the East China Sea's history but also offers new data for the biogeography and ecological distribution of foraminifera and ostracods worldwide. It serves as a reference for marine geologists, paleontologists, paleogeographers, marine biologists, Quaternary geologists, and faculty and students of relevant universities and colleges.