Foraminiferal cultures now serve as tools for researching biological, environmental, and geological topics. However, the biological backgrounds, in particular the natural histories of foraminifera, largely remain unclear. It is also true that the different techniques used in different subdisciplines are a setback to fully understanding the subject. Taken together, these factors prevent progress in experimental approaches to foraminiferal studies. This book aims to share and exchange knowledge between researchers from different subdisciplines, and the book should interest not only foraminiferal researchers but also scientists who are working with marine organisms to explore questions in relation to biology, geology, and oceanography.
Designed to promote sharing and exchange of knowledge between researchers from different cultures, this book benefits foraminifera researchers and scientists working with marine organisms to explore questions in biology, geology and oceanography.
The Propagule Method as an Experimental Tool in Foraminiferal Ecology.-
The Natural Laboratory of Algal Symbiont-bearing benthic Foraminifera:
Studying Individual Growth and Population Dynamics in the
Sublittoral.- Methods for Estimating Individual Growth of Foraminifera Based
on Chamber Volumes.- Changing Investigation Perspectives: Methods and
Applications of Computed Tomography on Larger Benthic Foraminifera.- Protein
Analysis in Large Benthic Foraminifera.- Molecular Assessment of Benthic
Foraminiferal Diversity.- FLEC-TEM: Using Microscopy to Correlate
Ultrastructure with Life Position of Infaunal Foraminifera.- Response of
Shallow Water Benthic Foraminifera to a 13C-Labeled Food Pulse in the
Laboratory.- How Has Foraminiferal Genetic Diversity Developed? A Case Study
of Planoglabratella Opercularis and the Species Concept Inferred from Its
Ecology, Distribution, Genetics, and Breeding Behavior.- Survival,
Reproduction and Calcification of Three Benthic Foraminiferal Species in
Response to Experimentally Induced Hypoxia.- Living Foraminifera in a
Brazilian Subtropical Coastal Environment (Flamengo Inlet, Ubatuba, São Paulo
State - Brazil).
