Northeastern Section (45th Annual) and Southeastern Section (59th Annual) Joint Meeting (13-16 March 2010)

Session No. 76
Tuesday, 16 March 2010: 1:30 PM-5:35 PM
Pratt A/B (Sheraton Baltimore City Center)

T17. Insights from Microfossils: From Geoarchaeology and Pollution Remediation to Climate and Sea-Level Change

 

Miriam Katz, Francine M.G. McCarthy and Ellen Thomas, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
IMPROVING TIDE GAUGE SEA-LEVEL RECONSTRUCTIONS USING MODELLING AND FIELD OBSERVATIONS OF HOLOCENE SEA-LEVEL CHANGES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF SW EUROPE
LEORRI, Eduardo, Geological Sciences, East Carolina University, Graham Building, Room 103b, Greenville, NC 27858-4353, CEARRETA, Alejandro, Estratigrafia y Paleontologia, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, 48080, Spain, MILNE, G., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ontario, ON K1N 6N5, Canada and GEHRELS, W. Roland, School of Geography, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, leorrie@ecu.edu, leorrie@ecu.edu
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1:55 PM
THE COMBINED APPLICATION OF FORAMINIFERA AND POLLEN TO RECONSTRUCT PALEOEARTHQUAKES IN NORTHERN SUMATRA
GRAND PRE, Candace and HORTON, Benjamin P., Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, grandpre@sas.upenn.edu, grandpre@sas.upenn.edu
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2:15 PM
A PALYNOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE CENTRAL DEPRESSION ON ST. CATHERINES ISLAND, GEORGIA
FERGUSON, Shannon M., Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, Box 8149, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, RICH, Frederick J., Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University, 1110 Herty Building, Herty Drive, Statesboro, GA 30460-8149 and VANCE, Robert K., Department of Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern Univ, Statesboro, GA 30461-8149, ferg.shannon@gmail.com, ferg.shannon@gmail.com
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2:35 PM
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2:55 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES OF THE MID- HUDSON ESTUARY IN THE LAST MILLENNIAL
SRITRAIRAT, Sanpisa, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Eath Observatory of Columbia University, 61 Rt. 9W, PO Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10025, PETEET, Dorothy, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964 and KENNA, Timothy C., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, P. O. Box 1000, Palisades, NY 10964, sanpisa@ldeo.columbia.edu, sanpisa@ldeo.columbia.edu
 
3:15 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
MICROFOSSIL PROXIES FOR ANTHROPOGENIC ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES IN LONG ISLAND SOUND
THOMAS, Ellen, Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, VAREKAMP, Johan C., Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, COOPER, Sherri, Biology, Bryn Athyn College, 2965 College Drive, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009, SANGIORGI, Francesca, Palaeobotany and Palynology, Utrecht University, Budapestlaan 4, Utrecht, 3584 CD, Netherlands and DONDERS, Timme H., Geobiology, TNO - Geological Survey of the Netherlands, P O Box 80015, Utrecht, 3508 TA, Netherlands, ellen.thomas@yale.edu, ellen.thomas@yale.edu
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3:55 PM
THE EVOLUTION OF GREAT SALT POND (BLOCK ISLAND, RI) OVER THE LAST 3500 YEARS
VAREKAMP, Johan C.1, THOMAS, Ellen2, BARTOLAI, Alana3, GILLIG, Sarah4, KRAVET, Emma4, NEURATH, Rachel A.5, SCHEICK, Jessica6 and VEENEMAN, Conor H.4, (1)Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, Middletown, CT 06459, (2)Geology and Geophysics, Yale University, P O Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, (3)Geology, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, (4)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, (5)Geology, Smith College, Dept. of Geology, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, (6)Geology, Bryn Mawr College, 101 N. Merion Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu, jvarekamp@wesleyan.edu
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