RECONSTRUCTING OCEAN HISTORY - A WINDOW INTO THE FUTURE. This item is unavailable.RECONSTRUCTING OCEAN HISTORY - A WINDOW INTO THE FUTURE

This volume is one outcome of the 6th International Conference on Paleoceano­ graphy (ICP VI). The conference was held August 23-28, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal. The meeting followed the traditional format of a small number of invited oral presentations complemented by a large number ofcontributed posters. Over 550 participants attended, representing thirty countries and nearly 450 posters were presented. The invited speakers addressed the main themes of the 5oral sessions. The session topics were: Polar-Tropical and Interhemisphere Linkages; Does the Ocean Cause, or Respond to, Abrupt Climatic Changes?; Biotic Responses to Major Paleoceanographic Changes; Past Warm Climates; and Innovations In Monitoring Ocean History. This is the first time in ICP history that the Conference Proceedings are published. The aim of the organisers with the publication of this book is two-fold: to provide a useful review of the field and to document the ideas/controversies raised during the con­ ference that may stimulate future work. The book reflects the initial intentions of the conference, but it is not a conven­ tional conference proceedings, given that the papers have been reviewed by formal exter­ nal referees. Each of the conference topics is introduced by a review article designed to summarize the state of the art in each theme followed by articles prepared by the invited speakers. As with most conference proceedings, each theme is covered heterogenously. Some topics have all the expected contributions, others are less well covered.

This book, the proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Paleoceanography, held August 23-28, 1998 in Lisbon, Portugal, provides a unique coverage and an overview of a number of different areas within the field of paleoceanography. Analysis and discussion is centered upon five major themes, which comprise the sections of the book: Polar-tropical and interhemisphere linkages; Does the ocean cause, or respond to, abrupt climatic changes?; Biotic responses to major paleoceanographic changes; Past warm climates; and Innovations in monitoring ocean history. With up-to-date information on current research and developments within these fields, and critical evaluation of new approaches and methods for monitoring ocean history, this work is an invaluable source of reference for researchers, students and teachers alike.