Ecological and environmental consequences of oceanic anoxic events and the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event [Elektronische Ressource] : a molecular-isotopic approach / vorgelegt von Julio C. Sepúlveda Arellano

Ecological and environmental consequences of Oceanic Anoxic Events and the Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event: a molecular-isotopic approachDissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Naturwissenschaften - Dr. rer. Nat. – Am Fachbereich Geowissenschaften der Universität Bremen vorgelegt von Julio C. Sepúlveda Arellano Bremen September 2008 Thesis committee 1. Supervisor: Prof. Kai-Uwe Hinrichs, University of Bremen, Germany 2. Co-Supervisor: Prof. Roger E. Summons, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 3. Member: Prof. Jörn Peckmann, University of Bremen, Germany 4. Member: Prof. Wolfgang Bach, University of Bremany Thesis defense thMonday, 17 November 2008 Faculty of Geosciences, University of BremenMira niñita, te voy a llevar a ver la luna brillando en el mar… Para Annette y Amaya TABLE OF CONTENTSAbstract Thesis abstract……………………………………………………………. I Kurzfassung……………………………………………………………...III Acknowledgements.……………………………………………………………………...VList of Figures………………………………………………………………………….VIIList of Tables…………………………………………………………………………....IXList of Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………....XChapter I: Introduction………………………………………………………………..1 General introduction………………………………………………………2 1. Biological and geological processes influencing the global…………..2 carbon and nutrient cycles2. Oceanic anoxia during the Cretaceous………………………………...4 3. Cretaceous-Paleogene mass extinction event ……………………….10 4.