Overview
- Provides a wide spectrum of ichnological features, maiden environmental ichnozonation, spatio-temporal changes in dispositions of ichnozones, retreating coastal landforms and ichnofabric overprinting
- Helps researchers in interpreting depositional palaeoenvironments, palaeocoastline, palaeosealevel fluctuations, palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, ancient organic communities and trace fossil interpretation from their modern analogues
- Contains a database for realistic understanding of adverse effects of rising sea and a futuristic projection
Part of the book series: Springer Geology (SPRINGERGEOL)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book focuses on the world’s largest mangrove delta complex, located at Sundarban, a world heritage site, and on the relatively new and rapidly expanding scientific discipline of ichnology. In addition to presenting a range of ichnological research databases that are widely applicable to multidisciplinary research fields in geology, biophysics, biology, ecology, geomorphology and the marine and environmental sciences, it addresses the global concern of rising sea levels to explain growing ecological problems, from the mass mortality of coastal organisms and rapid loss of mangrove forest wealth, to widespread coastal and riverbank erosion. It also demonstrates the value of applying new ichnological tools to coastal geotechnical planning and programming, and to groundwater exploration. Thus, the book addresses a broad readership including earth scientists from various disciplines, state administrators and members of the general public.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Chirananda De is an Indian Palaeontologist who served Geological Survey of India for about 32 years (1980-2012). His research expertise covers classical ichnology, ichnostratigraphy, Quaternary ichnology, environmental ichnology and applied ichnology. His research contributions incorporate several sensational discoveries, conceptual breakthroughs, promotion of fundamental principles and novel applications of ichnological tools for the benefit of mankind.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mangrove Ichnology of the Bay of Bengal Coast, Eastern India
Authors: Chirananda De
Series Title: Springer Geology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99232-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-99231-0Published: 28 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-99232-7Published: 06 December 2018
Series ISSN: 2197-9545
Series E-ISSN: 2197-9553
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: LIV, 302
Number of Illustrations: 67 b/w illustrations, 62 illustrations in colour
Topics: Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences, Sedimentology, Ecology, Paleontology