2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 205
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Portland Ballroom 255 (Oregon Convention Center)

T85. Coastal Problems, Micropaleontological Approaches

Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research; Paleontological Society

 

Laurel S. Collins and David B. Scott, Advocates
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1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
DEVELOPMENT OF MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES FOR COASTAL SETTINGS: NEW AND OLD
SCOTT, David B., Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H3J5, Canada and LIPPS, Jere H., Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, dbscott@dal.ca, dbscott@dal.ca
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1:50 PM
NATURAL AND HUMAN IMPACTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF BLOCK ISLAND (RI)
THOMAS, Ellen1, VAREKAMP, Johan C.2, BARTOLAI, Alana3, GILLIG, Sarah2, KRAVET, Emma2, NEURATH, Rachel A.4, SCHEICK, Jessica5 and VEENEMAN, Conor H.2, (1)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (2)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, (3)Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (4)Geology, Smith College, Dept. of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (5)Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, ellen.thomas@yale.edu, ellen.thomas@yale.edu
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2:05 PM
SEAGRASS ABUNDANCE OF FLORIDA BAY, USING FORAMINIFERA AS A PROXY
CHENG, Jie, Dept. of Earth and Environment, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, COLLINS, Laurel S., Dept. of Earth and Environment, and Dept. of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, HOLMES, Charles W., Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, U. S. Geological Survey, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and FOURQUREAN, James W., Dept. Biological Sciences and Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, collinsl@fiu.edu, collinsl@fiu.edu
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2:20 PM
IDENTIFICATION OF ABRUPT COASTAL EVENTS: EARTHQUAKES, TSUNAMIS AND HURRICANES
HAWKES, Andrea D., Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 02543, HORTON, Benjamin P., Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pensylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104 and DONNELLY, J., Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS #22, 360 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, ahawkes@whoi.edu, ahawkes@whoi.edu
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2:35 PM
MICROFOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR +21 M EUSTATIC SEA LEVEL DURING MARINE ISOTOPE STAGE 11
VAN HENGSTUM, Peter J., Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie University, 8 Edzel Castle Circle, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada, SCOTT, David B., Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada and JAVAUX, Emmanuelle J., Geology Department, University of Liège, 4000 Sart-Tilman, Liège, 4000, Belgium, vanhengstum@dal.ca, vanhengstum@dal.ca
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2:50 PM
THE HOLOCENE FORAMINIFERAL RECORD OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AS A HARBINGER OF FUTURE COASTAL CHANGE
CULVER, Stephen J.1, MALLINSON, David J.1, RIGGS, Stanley R.1, PARHAM, Peter R.1, CORBETT, Reide2, HORTON, Benjamin P.3, KEMP, Andrew3 and GRAND PRE, Candace3, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (2)Department of Geological Sciences & Institute for Coastal Science and Policy, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, (3)Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 240 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, culvers@ecu.edu, culvers@ecu.edu
 
3:05 PM
Break
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3:20 PM
HUMAN-INDUCED MARINE ECOSYSTEM DEGRADATION: MICROPALEONTOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM URBAN EMBAYMENTS
YASUHARA, Moriaki, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB, MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington DC, DC 20013-7012, TSUJIMOTO, Akira, Division of Biology and Geosciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan, CRONIN, Thomas M., U.S. Geological Survey, 926A National Center, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192, BREITBURG, Denise L., Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, P.O. Box 28, Edgewater, MD 21037 and HUNT, Gene, Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, NHB MRC 121, P.O. Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, moriakiyasuhara@gmail.com, moriakiyasuhara@gmail.com
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3:35 PM
POLLUTION EFFECTS AND HISTORIES IN TWO HARBOURS, MARITIME CANADA: INDUSTRIAL (SYDNEY HARBOUR) VS. DOMESTIC (HALIFAX HARBOUR) CONTAMINATES
MOHAMED, S.A., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada, GRIFFITHS, Julie L., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada and SCOTT, David B., Centre for Environmental and Marine Geology, Dalhousie Univ, Halifax, NS B3H 3J5, Canada, sd579166@dal.ca, sd579166@dal.ca
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3:50 PM
DOCUMENTING HISTORICAL LOW-OXYGEN BOTTOM WATER ON THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COASTS, GULF OF MEXICO
OSTERMAN, Lisa E., St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, 600 Fourth St. South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, POORE, Richard Z., U.S. Geol Survey, 600 Fourth St, South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, SWARZENSKI, Peter W., United States Geological Survey-Santa Cruz, 400 Natural Bridges Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 and DELLAPENNA, Timothy, Department of Marine Sciences/Oceanography Dept, Texas A&M University at Galveston, PO Box 1675, Galveston, TX 77553 -1675, osterman@usgs.gov, osterman@usgs.gov
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4:05 PM
USING FORAMINIFERAL COMMUNITIES TO ASSESS POLLUTION FROM PULP AND PAPER MILLS IN COASTAL FLORIDA
LOBEGEIER, Melissa K., COBURN, Eric P., GOMBERT, Marjorie, GRAW, Jordan, YOUNG, Matt, BAKER, Holly and TONISH, Jessica, Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, Box 9, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, mlobeg@mtsu.edu, mlobeg@mtsu.edu
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4:20 PM
MICROFOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR RECENT CHANGES TO HUDSON BAY AREA OCEANOGRAPHY: LINKAGES BETWEEN SUB-ARCTIC FLUVIAL DISCHARGE AND THE OCEANIC RESPONSE
GRIFFITHS, Julie L., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Life Sciences Centre, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, Canada and SCOTT, David B., Department of Earth Sciences, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 4J1, griffitj@dal.ca, griffitj@dal.ca
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4:35 PM
SYMBIONT-BEARING FORAMINIFERS AS BIOINDICATORS FOR CORAL REEFS: USES AND LIMITATIONS
HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 Seventh Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, pmuller@marine.usf.edu, pmuller@marine.usf.edu
 
4:50 PM
Concluding Remarks
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