Developing Testate amoebae analyses for improving precision in Holocene sea-level reconstruction

A pilot study in the Taf estuary, South Wales (Carman et al., in press) has demonstrated the potential of Testate amoebae analyses in reconstructing high-resolution Holocene sea-level changes. Testate amobae faunas in surface samples from the saltmarsh were found to be not vey abundant and diverse, but also distinctly zoned with respect to elevation. This new finding is based on analyses of the sub-63 um size sediment fraction; previous saltmarsh studies only recorded larger testate amoebae in very low numbers and low diversity. We propose to test the replicability and applicability of Testate amoebae in sea-level studies by (i) sampling and analysing a new transect in the Brancaster marshes in the North Norfolk; and analysing fossil samples from the University of Durham core archive representing a wide range of coastal palaeo-environments.

Date (Creation): 1998-09-01

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605327

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Plymouth	Gehrels, Professor R	not available	Principal investigator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	enquiries@bgs.ac.uk	Point of contact

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Geology

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Palaeoenvironment
Sea level
Sedimentary geology
Coasts
Holocene
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Geographic identifier: Afon Taf [id=1208910]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Brancaster Marsh [id=1236107]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Brancaster [id=1236103]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Co Const [id=36747]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS Boundary Line 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: North Norfolk Co Const [id=25199]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS Boundary Line 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: River Erme [id=1397833]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS gazetteer 2002 revision

Geographic identifier: South Hams District [id=22569]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: OS Boundary Line 2009 revision

Supplemental Information: GR9/03426. Copies of published papers deposited with NGRC, no data.

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Date (Publication): 2011

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Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services