2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 279
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 315 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T151. Foraminiferal Responses and Recovery from Environmental Stressors

Paleontological Society; SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology); GSA Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division
Michael Martínez-Colón, Benjamin J. Ross and Natasha Méndez-Ferrer, Session Chairs
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:10 AM
DOCUMENTING THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESPONSE OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA FOLLOWING SUBSURFACE OIL RELEASES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
SCHWING, Patrick1, MARTINEZ-COLON, Michael2, MACHAIN-CASTILLO, Maria Luisa3, ROMERO, Isabel4, BROOKS, Gregg R.5, HASTINGS, David W.6, LARSON, Rebekka7, CHANTON, Jeffrey P.8, O'MALLEY, Bryan9 and HOLLANDER, David7, (1)Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (2)Environmental Science, Policy and Geography, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, (3)ICML, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, (4)Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, (5)Marine Science, Eckerd College, 4200 54th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (6)Collegium of Natural Sciences, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL 33711, (7)Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, (8)Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, (9)Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S., Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, pschwing@mail.usf.edu
8:30 AM
INVESTIGATING THE UTILITY OF FORAMINIFERAL ISOTOPE PROXIES FOR SEA-LEVEL VARIABILITY IN THE BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE, ARGENTINA
HAWKES, Andrea D.1, PETH, Joanna2, LANE, Chad3, DONNELLY, Jeffrey P.4, PRATOLONGO, Paula5 and GOMEZ, Eduardo5, (1)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 5600 Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, NC 28409, (2)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 South College Road, Wilmington, NC 28403, (3)Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, 601 S. College Rd, Wilmington, NC 28403, (4)Geology & Geophysics Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, MS #22, 266 Woods Hole Rd, Woods Hole, MA 02543, (5)Instituto Argentina de Oceanografia, Florida 8000, Bahia Blanca, Buenos Aires Province, CC 804, Argentina, hawkesa@uncw.edu
8:45 AM
BIOAVAILABILITY AND BULK HEAVY METAL CONCENTATIONS IN TORRECILLA LAGOON-PUERTO RICO
MARTINEZ-COLON, Michael, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St Petersburg, FL 33701 and HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, mmartin8@mail.usf.edu
9:00 AM
UNTREATED SEWAGE AND THE FORAM INDEX: AN ASSESSMENT
EMRICH, Kristen, Environmental Science and Policy, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St PEtersburg, FL 33701, MARTINEZ-COLON, Michael, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St Petersburg, FL 33701 and ALEGRIA, Henry, Environmental Science, Policy and Geography, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, kemrich@mail.usf.edu
9:15 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF CHANGES IN BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES IN SOUTHERN PUGET SOUND, WASHINGTON STATE, USA
FREDERICK, Daniel L., Dept of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University, P.O. Box 4418, Clarksville, TN 37044, DREHER, Brittany E., Dept. of Geosciences, Austin Peay State University, P. O. Box 4418, Clarksville, TN 37044, MARTIN, Ruth A., Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 98195-3010 and NESBITT, Elizabeth A., Burke Museum, University of Washington, Box 353010, Seattle, WA 89195-3010, frederickd@apsu.edu
 
9:30 AM
Break
9:45 AM
THE RESPONSE OF LIVING FORAMINIFERAL ASSEMBLAGES TO HYDROTHERMAL VENT INFLUENCE: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE PONTINE ARCHIPELAGO (TYRRHENIAN SEA, ITALY)
DI BELLA, Letizia1, FREZZA, Virgilio1, INGRASSIA, Michela1, CHIOCCI, Francesco Latino1 and MARTORELLI, Eleonora2, (1)Earth Science Department, Sapienza University of Rome, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome, 00185, Italy, (2)CNR-IGAG, P.le Aldo Moro 5, Rome, 00185, Italy, letizia.dibella@uniroma1.it
10:00 AM
ACCLIMATIZATION POTENTIAL OF AMPHISTEGINA SPP. AND THEIR SYMBIONTS TO LONG- AND SHORT-TERM THERMAL STRESS
STUHR, Marleen1, REYMOND, Claire1, KUCERA, Michal2 and WESTPHAL, Hildegard3, (1)Biogeochemistry & Geology, Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Fahrenheitstraße 6, Bremen, 28359, Germany, (2)Micropaleontology - Paleoceanography, MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen, Leobener Straße, Bremen, 28359, Germany, (3)Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Ecology, Fahrenheitstrasse 6, Bremen, 28359, Germany; Faculty of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Klagenfurther Straße 2, Bremen, 28359, Germany, marleen.stuhr@zmt-bremen.de
10:15 AM
COMPLEX MORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL SPECIES TO A GRADIENT IN OXYGEN AVAILABILITY IN THE SANTA MONICA BASIN, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
KEATING-BITONTI, Caitlin R., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Room 118, Stanford, CA 94305 and PAYNE, Jonathan L., Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford University, 450 Serra Mall, Building 320, Stanford, CA 94305, crkeatin@stanford.edu
10:30 AM
TIDAL DISTRIBUTION OF FORAMINIFERA IN BROOKLANDS LAGOON, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND
HOLT, Brittany Ann, Smith College, 196 The Portage, Ticonderoga, NY 12883 and REID, Catherine M., Department Geological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand, brittany.ac.holt@gmail.com
10:45 AM
DORMANCY IN THE FORAMINIFERA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
ROSS, Benjamin J., College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, benjaminross@mail.usf.edu
11:00 AM
TRIPLE STRESS: RESULTS OF A LONG-TERM EXPERIMENT TO ASSESS IMPACT OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION, DEOXYGENATION, AND WARMING ON BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND GROWTH
BERNHARD, Joan M., WIT, Jos C. and MCCORKLE, Daniel C., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543, jbernhard@whoi.edu
11:15 AM
EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON LARGE BENTHIC FORAMINIFERAL STABLE ISOTOPE COMPOSITION
KNORR, Paul O., Marine Minerals Program, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 45600 Woodland Road, VAM-LD, Sterling, VA 20166, ROBBINS, Lisa L., U.S. Geological Survey, 600 Fourth Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701, WYNN, Jonathan G., School of Geosciences, University of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, SCA 528, NES 107, Tampa, FL 33620, HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701 and HARRIES, Peter J., Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, NC State University, 2800 Faucette Drive, Jordan Hall, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208, paul.knorr@boem.gov
11:30 AM
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