Development and controls of the final Cretaceous black-shale event, Coniacian to lower Campanian (OAE 3) [Elektronische Ressource] : a reference section from the tropical Atlantic at Milankovitch time-scales / vorgelegt von Britta Beckmann

Development and controls of the final Cretaceous black-shale event,Coniacian to lower Campanian (OAE 3):A reference section from the tropical Atlantic at Milankovitch time-scalesDissertationZur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)am Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen, DeutschlandDissertationSubmitted for the Doctoral Degree in Natural Sciences (Dr. rer. nat.)at the Faculty of Geosciences at Bremen University, Germanyvorgelegt vonpresented byBritta BeckmannBremen, August 2005Tag des Kolloquiums:08. November 2005Gutachter:Prof. Dr. T. WagnerProf. Dr. K.-U. HinrichsPrüfer:Prof. Dr. K. HuhnPD Dr. S. KastenGeneral outlineThis PhD thesis summarizes doctoral research, carried out between 2001 and 2005 atthe University of Bremen, Germany. The central issue of the research deals with investigationof black shale deposition in the equatorial Atlantic and its relation to African climatevariability during the Coniacian to Campanian Oceanic Anoxic Event (OAE) 3. The thesisopens with an introductory chapter (chapter 1), briefly reviewing climate conditions in theLate Cretaceous and a description of the concept of OAEs with a focus on the CretaceousOAEs. In addition to a short summary of previous studies performed at ODP Site 959, a briefdescription of methods that were applied to the samples is given. Chapters 2-5 comprise fourscientific papers of which I am a co-author.