Overview
- Nominated for the Springer Theses Prize by Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
- State of the art in quantitative paleobiology
- Contains cutting-edge research in evolutionary ecology
- Evaluates diversity estimates from deep time that can help with predicting future biodiversities
- Points out the significance of fossilized remains for creating energy from unsustainable fossil fuels
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Reviews
“The BOSE’s book is enriching, and it provides a lot of matter for further thoughts. … this book is a new word in palaeontology. … BOSE’s book presents many ‘fresh’ ideas and stimulates further research in palaebiology. It also stresses the importance of brachiopods for the understanding of the mid-Palaeozoic evolution of life in the sea. The reviewer tends to recommend this book strongly to all brachiopodologists, palaeobiologists, and specialists working with the Middle Palaeozoic ecosystems.” (Dmitry A. Ruban, Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie, Issue 1-2, 2014)
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Rituparna Bose (M.S., PhD) is currently an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences in the City College of New York.
Dr. Bose obtained her undergraduate education at the University of Calcutta, India and authored a thesis paper in environmental geology (coastal management). She came to United States in 2004 to pursue higher studies. During the course of her graduate studies at Bowling Green State University and Indiana University at Bloomington, she was the primary author in multiple high-impact peer-reviewed publications. Here she was awarded the Indiana University Dissertation Year Research Fellowship which is given to the best doctoral students of the university. Her work with Dr. Margaret Yacobucci and Dr. David Polly culminated in major findings in evaluating the evolution and determining the biodiversity of extinct organisms. As a result of her findings which have profound implications in bio-conservation, she won major national awards like the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant (American Museum of Natural History) and Schuchert and Dunbar Grant (Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History). Additionally, BP Global Energy Group funded her to present these findings at North American Paleontology Convention (NAPC) by the prestigious NAPC Travel Award.
Dr. Bose continues to pursue both her teaching and research career. Her research interests lie in applications of quantitative algorithms to study evolutionary biology, micropaleontology, disaster management studies and other applied geological sciences. In addition, she teaches courses in Physical Geology, Earth System Science, Environmental Geology, Natural Disasters and Historical Geology.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biodiversity and Evolutionary Ecology of Extinct Organisms
Authors: Rituparna Bose
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31721-7
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31720-0Published: 11 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-44059-5Published: 20 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31721-7Published: 11 August 2012
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 102
Topics: Biogeosciences, Paleontology, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography