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Geology Reefs And Marine Communities Of Grand Cayman Island British West Indies
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Book Synopsis Geology, Reefs, and Marine Communities of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies by : J. Keith Rigby
Download or read book Geology, Reefs, and Marine Communities of Grand Cayman Island, British West Indies written by J. Keith Rigby and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigations were conducted on Grand Cayman, located some 150 miles osuth of Cuba and approximately the same distance northwest of Jamaica. Its variety of both Recent and Pleistocene carbonates provides excellent opportunity for studying a spatially coherent group of carbonate environments which can be examined in a minimum of time and travel. The sedimentary deposits of which Grand Cayman is composed are exclusively carbonates derived from a broad spectrum of environments. These sediments display an extensive array of textures, constituent particles, and diagenetic alterations which are the resultants of combined physical, chemical, and biological processes. Catastrophic events, such as storms and sea level fluctuations, help shape both Recent and Pleistocene sedimentary deposits. A systematic environment by environment evaluation of the major marine habitats is given from the quiet water areas of sounds to the high energy reef crest and across the fore-reef shelf to a maximum depth of about 100m. Emphasis is placed on organic community structure and zonation. Process-form relationships are discussed with regard to each major environmental subdivision. Maps summarize the distribution of major organic communities and bottom types around the entire island to a depth of approximately 20m are presented.
Download or read book The Cayman Islands written by M.A. Brunt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the course of the last century a considerable amount of scientific work has been carried out in the Cayman Islands. The results of this (outlined in Chapter 1) are widely distributed in unpublished reports, university theses, various scientific publications and books, many of these sources being difficult to find and some now unobtainable. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to bring all this scattered information together and to present a coherent account of the biogeography and ecology of the Islands, as an easily available reference source and as a foundation on which future work can be based.
Book Synopsis Geology of the Cayman Islands by : Brian Jones
Download or read book Geology of the Cayman Islands written by Brian Jones and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-12 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac are, in reality, the summits of independent fault blocks that rise from the depths of the Caribbean Sea. This book traces the geological evolution of these islands over the last 30 to 35 million years. The balance between deposition of carbonate sediments and karst development of the exposed land was dictated by the interaction between ever-changing sea levels and vertical tectonic movement of the fault blocks. Today, drinking water needed for the ever-increasing populations of the islands is supplied largely by desalinization plants that are located in accord with a detailed knowledge of the bedrock. This book is based on an extensive data base that has been assembled over the last 40 years of field work and laboratory analyses. Noteworthy aspects of this database include: Approximately 60 visits to the islands over last 40 years – sampling and documentation of virtually every accessible outcrop on the islands (including some that no longer exist). Most samples have been fully documented petrographically and geochemically. Data from 120 wells that have been drilled to depths up to 245 m (most less than 125 m). Wells have been cored and/or chip sampled. Full documentation of drilling histories, XRD analyses of samples, extensive geochemical analyses for major and minor elements, stable isotopes, 87Sr/86Sr ratios, and Rare Earth Elements from numerous samples. Mapping and sampling of modern sediments, including sediment cores, from most of the lagoons around Grand Cayman. Extensive thin section petrography, scanning electron microscope, and electron microprobe analyses of the dolostones and limestones that form the bedrock of the islands. Samples and data collected from numerous caves on Grand Cayman and Cayman Brac have been used to track their developmental history. Detailed analyses of phosphates collected from Little Cayman. Detailed analyses of terra rossa collected from each of the islands.
Book Synopsis Geology and hydrogeology of carbonate islands by : Leonard H.L. Vacher
Download or read book Geology and hydrogeology of carbonate islands written by Leonard H.L. Vacher and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-04-13 with total page 967 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book on geology and hydrogeology of carbonate islands is volume 54 in the Developments in Sedimentology series.
Book Synopsis Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology by : Richard B. Aronson
Download or read book Geological Approaches to Coral Reef Ecology written by Richard B. Aronson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-03-09 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a unique perspective on the destruction - both natural and human-caused - of coral reef ecosystems. Reconstructing the ecological history of coral reefs, the authors evaluate whether recent dramatic changes are novel events or part of a long-term trend or cycle. The text combines principles of geophysics, paleontology, and marine sciences with real-time observation, examining the interacting causes of change: hurricane damage, predators, disease, rising sea-level, nutrient loading, global warming and ocean acidification. Predictions about the future of coral reefs inspire strategies for restoration and management of ecosystems. Useful for students and professionals in ecology and marine biology, including environmental managers.
Book Synopsis Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories by : Charles Sheppard
Download or read book Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories written by Charles Sheppard and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tropical UK Territories have extensive coral reefs. Huge parts of these areas are exceptionally rich, productive and diverse. Their marine biodiversity exceeds that of the UK itself, and several are already, or are planned to be, strictly protected. Some of these areas serve as reference sites for many other countries with damaged reefs and they are oases of tropical marine biodiversity in a fast-degrading world. This book reviews all of the UK reefs, from those scarcely known to those where substantial research has already been performed.
Book Synopsis Cayman Islands Seashore Vegetation by : Jonathan D. Sauer
Download or read book Cayman Islands Seashore Vegetation written by Jonathan D. Sauer and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1982-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Carbonate Depositional Environments by : Peter A. Scholle
Download or read book Carbonate Depositional Environments written by Peter A. Scholle and published by AAPG. This book was released on 1983 with total page 694 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the book you need to improve your interpretations of carbonates. Using a systematic treatment of the entire subject of carbonate depositional environments, this unique book is specifically designed for use by the non-specialist -- the petroleum geologist or field geologist -- who uses carbonate depositional environments in facies reconstructions and environmental intepretations. This classic work, covering settings from non-marine to deep water, focuses on the recognition of depositional environments with extenive use of color diagrams and photographs of sedimentary structures and facies assemblages. Although the ultimate purpose of this text is to improve exploration for oil, gas, and mineral deposits, it also includes environments not normally considered to be particularly prospective for oil and gas in an attempt to provide as complete a framework as possible for recognition of environments. Suitable for use as a textbook, this book is also an invaluable reference fo the specialist or advanced graduate student. It provides perspective on large-scale influences on carbonate depositional envionments such as tectonic patterns, fluctuations of sea level, variations of climate, and evolutionary patterns of organisms. --
Book Synopsis Environmental Change and Tropical Geomorphology by : Ian Douglas
Download or read book Environmental Change and Tropical Geomorphology written by Ian Douglas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tropics provide the key to understanding much biological and Earth science. This is particularly true for the study of landforms, which in higher latitudes suffer great seasonal contrasts in process intensity and type, and which often in the past underwent the dramatic changes of glaciation and periglaciation. Yet studies in the tropics have shown that the legacy of past climate changes is much more dramatic than was formerly believed. This book, first published in 1985, brings together the variety of evidence about such environmental changes, over a variety of timescales, and sets it against the current knowledge of the nature of geomorphic processes in the tropics.
Book Synopsis Biology and ecology of mangroves by : H.J. Teas
Download or read book Biology and ecology of mangroves written by H.J. Teas and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-04-17 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Transactions of the 12th Caribbean Geological Conference, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 7th-11th, 1989 by : David K. Larue
Download or read book Transactions of the 12th Caribbean Geological Conference, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, August 7th-11th, 1989 written by David K. Larue and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Caribbean in a Changing World by : Stephanie Fullerton-Cooper
Download or read book The Caribbean in a Changing World written by Stephanie Fullerton-Cooper and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-23 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is a critical reflection of the evolution of Caribbean countries since the demise of the West Indies Federation in 1962. At this historical juncture, some territories opted for independence while others remained dependent territories. The volume examines Caribbean societies in comparative and general ways, covering aspects of their ongoing development and challenges. It covers such areas as Caribbean integration, the state of human capital and social policy in the region, the education sector, Caribbean economic sustainability, and, significantly, the physical environment of the Caribbean. A central question has always been: should these territories have gone independent or stayed under some British tutelage? The book addresses this question, illustrating that these island states have made considerable progress, especially in the maintenance and deepening of democratic practices.
Book Synopsis Geology Studies by : Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology
Download or read book Geology Studies written by Brigham Young University. Dept. of Geology and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Geology of the Atlantic Ocean by : Kenneth O. Emery
Download or read book The Geology of the Atlantic Ocean written by Kenneth O. Emery and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1063 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The explosion of interest, effort, and information about the ocean since about 1950 has produced many thousand scientific articles and many hun dred books. In fact, the outpouring has been so large that authors have been unable to read much of what has been published, so they have tended to concentrate their own work within smaller and smaller subfields of oceanog raphy. Summaries of information published in books have taken two main paths. One is the grouping of separately authored chapters into symposia type books, with their inevitable overlaps and gaps between chapters. The other is production of lightly researched books containing drawings and tables from previous pUblications, with due credit given but showing assem bly-line writing with little penetration of the unknown. Only a few books have combined new and previous data and thoughts into new maps and syntheses that relate the contributions of observed biological, chemical, geological, and physical processes to solve broad problems associated with the shape, composition, and history of the oceans. Such a broad synthesis is the objective of this book, in which we tried to bring together many of the pieces of research that were deemed to be of manageable size by their originators. The composite may form a sort of plateau above which later studies can rise, possibly benefited by our assem bly of data in the form of new maps and figures.
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Download or read book Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :University of Miami. Cuban and Caribbean Library Publisher :MacMillan Publishing Company ISBN 13 : Total Pages :866 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Catalog of the Cuban and Caribbean Library, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida by : University of Miami. Cuban and Caribbean Library
Download or read book Catalog of the Cuban and Caribbean Library, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida written by University of Miami. Cuban and Caribbean Library and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1977 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tourism in Marine Environments written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
