Impact of a Major Storm on Subfossil Molluscan Assemblages, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

一场大风暴对美属维尔京群岛圣克罗伊岛软体动物化石组合的影响

• 批准号: 9001738
• 负责人: Arnold Miller
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cincinnati Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-12-01 至 1991-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9001738&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Impact; Major; Storm; Subfossil; Molluscan

PI will collect and analyze a series of bulk molluscan skeletal samples contained within the sediment along an established transect in Salt River Bay, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. These samples will be compared in detail with a corresponding suite of samples collected from the same locality just prior to the passage of Hurricane Hugo, and will provide a unique opportunity to assess directly the impact of a major storm on several aspects of post-mortem skeletal alteration and transport. Research will assess the role of storms in the formation of sedimentary strata and fossil accumulations.

PI 将沿着美属维尔京群岛圣克罗伊岛盐河湾已建立的横断面收集和分析沉积物中包含的一系列大量软体动物骨骼样本。 这些样本将与飓风雨果通过之前从同一地点收集的相应样本进行详细比较，并将提供一个独特的机会来直接评估大风暴对死后骨骼改变和运输的几个方面的影响。 研究将评估风暴在沉积地层形成和化石积累中的作用。