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Developing Testate amoebae analyses for improving precision in Holocene sea-level reconstruction

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. A pilot study in the Taf estuary, South Wales (Carman et al., in press) has demonstrated the potential of Testate amoebae analyses in reconstructing high-resolution Holocene sea-level changes. Testate amobae faunas in surface samples from the saltmarsh were found to be not vey abundant and diverse, but also distinctly zoned with respect to elevation. This new finding is based on analyses of the sub-63 um size sediment fraction; previous saltmarsh studies only recorded larger testate amoebae in very low numbers and low diversity. We propose to test the replicability and applicability of Testate amoebae in sea-level studies by (i) sampling and analysing a new transect in the Brancaster marshes in the North Norfolk; and analysing fossil samples from the University of Durham core archive representing a wide range of coastal palaeo-environments.

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Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
9df8df52-d73c-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Dataset reference date (creation)
1998-09-01
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
University of Plymouth (principalInvestigator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng