2008 Joint Meeting of The Geological Society of America, Soil Science Society of America, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies with the Gulf Coast Section of SEPM

Session No. 286
Wednesday, 8 October 2008: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T47. Sclerochronological Archives from Rivers to the Sea: Documentation, Interpretation, and Utility

Paleontological Society

 

David H. Goodwin, David P. Gillikin and David H. Kesler, Advocates
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Start Time
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8:00 AM
From the Headwaters to the Mouth of the Hatchie River: Freshwater Mussel Distribution and Abundance
KESLER, David H., Department of Biology, Rhodes College, 2000 N. Parkway, Memphis, TN 38112, kesler@rhodes.edu, kesler@rhodes.edu
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8:15 AM
Freshwater Mussels as Paleoenvironmental Indicators
ROMANEK, Christopher S., Dept. of Geology and Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802, romanek@uga.edu, romanek@uga.edu
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8:30 AM
Carbon Isotopes in Freshwater Mussel Shells: Metabolic Versus Environmental
GILLIKIN, David P.1, HUTCHINSON, Kathryn A.1 and KUMAI, Yusuke2, (1)Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, (2)Department of Biology, Vassar College, 124 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, dagillikin@vassar.edu, dagillikin@vassar.edu
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8:45 AM
Reconstruction of Late Holocene Floods and Droughts of the Rivers Rhine and Meuse by Means of &delta18O Analyses on Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae)
VERSTEEGH, Emma A.A., Paleoclimatology & Geomorphology, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, VONHOF, Hubert B., Sedimentology & Marine geology, VU University, De Boelelaan 1081, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands and TROELSTRA, Simon R., Marine Biogeology, VU University, De Boelelaan 1085, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, Netherlands, emma.versteegh@falw.vu.nl, emma.versteegh@falw.vu.nl
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9:00 AM
Modeling Intra-Annual Growth of Freshwater Mussels
GOODWIN, David1, PAUL, Prabasaj2 and WISSINK, Christine1, (1)Department of Geosciences, Denison University, FW Olin Science Hall, 100 Sunset Hill Drive, Granville, OH 43023, (2)Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University, FW Olin Science Hall, 100 Sunset Hill Drive, Granville, OH 43023, goodwind@denison.edu, goodwind@denison.edu
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9:30 AM
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9:15 AM
Isotope Sclerochronology of Freshwater Mollusks: A New Look at Terrestrial Environmental Change during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum in Wyoming
HIGGINS, Pennilyn and VORONOV, Julia, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Rochester, 227 Hutchison Hall, Rochester, NY 14627, loligo@earth.rochester.edu, loligo@earth.rochester.edu
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9:45 AM
Shells and Paleo-Isotope Hydrology In the Freshwater/terrestrial Realm: Looking for the Monsoon Using Seasonal Aridity Records
DETTMAN, David L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, dettman@email.arizona.edu, dettman@email.arizona.edu
 
10:00 AM
Break
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10:15 AM
Upwelling and Freshwater Runoff Events Recorded in the Brazilian Bivalve Semele Casali
HUNTLEY, John Warren, Geological Sciences, University of Missouri, 101 Geological Sciences Building, Columbia, MO 65211, KRAUSE Jr, Richard A., Museum fuer Naturkunde, Universitaet zu Berlin, Invalidenstrasse 43, Berlin, D-10115, Germany, ROMANEK, Christopher S., Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Department of Geology, Univ of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Draver E, Aiken, SC 29802, KAUFMAN, Darrell, Department of Geology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-4099, KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Department of Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, BARBOUR WOOD, Susan, Geosciences & Natural Resources, Western Carolina University, 331 Stillwell Bldg, Cullowhee, NC 28723 and SIMOES, Marcello, Instituto de Biociencias, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Distrito de Rubiao Junior, CP. 510, 18.610-000, Botucatu, Brazil, huntleyj@missouri.edu, huntleyj@missouri.edu
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10:30 AM
Pliocene Marine Temperatures and Nutrient Sources on the Florida Platform: Evidence from Molluscan Stable Isotopes and Trace Elements Signatures
TAO, Kai, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 and GROSSMAN, Ethan L., Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, College Station, TX 77843, taokai@tamu.edu, taokai@tamu.edu
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10:45 AM
Nitrogen Isotopes Ratios in Marine/Estuarine Skeletal Remains Reconstruct Ancient Food Chain
ROWELL, Kirsten, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, DETTMAN, David L., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721 and DIETZ, Robert, Geosciences, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, dettman@email.arizona.edu, dettman@email.arizona.edu
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11:00 AM
Effect of Organic Matrices on the Determination of Minor Elements (Mg, Sr) and Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca Ratios of Aragonitic Bivalve Shells (Arctica islandica) – Comparison of ICP-OES and LA-ICP-MS Data
SCHOENE, Bernd R.1, ZHANG, Zengjie1, GILLIKIN, David P.2, JACOB, Dorrit E.3, TÜTKEN, Thomas4, GARBE-SCHÖNBERG, Dieter5, MCCONNAUGHEY, Ted6 and SOLDATI, Analia1, (1)Geosciences, University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 21, Mainz, 55128, Germany, (2)Department of Earth Science and Geography, Vassar College, Box 475, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, (3)Institute of Geosciences, University of Mainz, Johann-Joachim-Becher-Weg 21, Mainz, 55128, Germany, (4)Steinmann Institute of Geology, Mineralogy and Palaeontology, University of Bonn, Poppelsdorf Castle, Bonn, 53115, (5)Geosciences, University of Kiel, Ludewig-Meyn-Straße 10, Kiel, 24118, Germany, (6)2906 Norman Dr, Boise, ID 83704, schoeneb@uni-mainz.de, schoeneb@uni-mainz.de
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11:15 AM
Environmental Information Inferred from the Stable Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes of Live and Archaeological Turban Snails from Hengchun Peninsula, Southern Taiwan
MII, Horng-sheng1, SHIH, Feng-hsi1 and LI, Kuang-ti2, (1)Department of Earth Sciences, National Taiwan Normal Univ, Taipei, 116, Taiwan, (2)Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, 115, Taiwan, t44006@ntnu.edu.tw, t44006@ntnu.edu.tw
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11:30 AM
A Growth Increment Analysis of Donax Variabilis: Comparison Between Diurnal and Semidiurnal Tidal Habitats
RICH, Kelley Whatley1, ANDRUS, C. Fred T.2, QUITMYER, Irvy R.3 and JONES, Douglas S.3, (1)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401, (2)Geological Sciences, University of Alabama, 202 Bevill Building, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, (3)Florida Museum of Nat History, PO Box 117800, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-7800, whatl011@bama.ua.edu, whatl011@bama.ua.edu
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11:45 AM
Seasonality and Growth Patterns Using Isotope Sclerochronology In Shells of the Pliocene Scallop, Chesapecten Madisonius
GOEWERT, Ann E., Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina, 104 South Rd., CB #3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 and SURGE, Donna, Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, CB #3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, annieg@unc.edu, annieg@unc.edu
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