The northern Adriatic ecosystem : deep time in a shallow sea
"Though the northern Adriatic has been well studied since the advent of the marine sciences, it is not widely known by paleontologists. With this volume, McKinney illuminates what this "living laboratory" can tell us about the evolution of multicellular life on Earth."--Jacket
xxii, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm.
9780231132428, 0231132425
76792079
Ch. 1. Long-term changes in shallow marine life
Ch. 2. Geography of the Northern Adriatic Sea
Ch. 3. Origin of the Adriatic
Ch. 4. Physical oceanography
Ch. 5. Nutrients and pelagic biology
Ch. 6. Pleistocene and holocene sediments
Ch. 7. The benthic ecosystem
Ch. 8. Fossilization potential of Northern Adriatic benthos
Ch. 9. Paleontological implications
Epilogue : La Tristezza tra Trieste e Termoli