Promotional Information

Frank K. McKinney's book succeeds admirably in its attempt to provide a thorough review of the oceanography, sedimentology, and marine ecology of the Adriatic Sea. This book ties together strands that such paleobiologists as J. J. Sepkoski, Richard Bambach, and Richard B. Aronson have been working on for more than thirty years, and thus provides a complete synthesis that is a major contribution. -- Mark McMenamin, Mt. Holyoke College

Table of Contents

List of IllustrationsList of TablesPreface1. Long-Term Changes in Shallow Marine Life2. Geography of the Northern Adriatic Sea3. Origin of the Adriatic4. Physical Oceanography5. Nutrients and Pelagic Biology6. Pleistocene and Holocene Sediments7. The Benthic Ecosystem8. Fossilization Potential of Northern Adriatic Benthos9. Paleontological ImplicationsEpilogue: La Tristezza tra Trieste e TermoliReferencesIndex

About the Author

Frank K. McKinney, Emeritus Professor of Geology at Appalachian State University, is a paleontologist who studies evolution and ecology of marine invertebrates, primarily Bryozoa. He has held long-term research associate appointments at the Natural History Museum, London; American Museum; Field Museum; and Virginia Museum of Natural History. With Jeremy Jackson he is the author of Bryozoan Evolution.

Reviews

"[A] remarkable book." -- Mark A. Wilson, Paleontology Newsletter "Highly recommended" -- Choice