ANNOUNCEMENTS
Brita Bookhagen (Diploma student) has started to investigate the ostracod assemblages of short cores and surface mud samples
from Lake Donggi Cona on
the NE Tibetan Plateau in summer 2004 to reconstruct Recent
climate change in the area.
Ludwig Buckl (Biologist) has finished his Diploma thesis on Die Ostracodenfauna
des nordostlichen Tibetplateaus—okologische und klimatische Einflusse (The ostracod fauna
from the NE Tibetan Plateau: ecological and climatic influences) in October
2004. About 30 taxa
were identified following an extensive sampling of surface mud samples from
about 100 water bodies in the study area.
In-situ measurements of limnological parameters (pH, electrical conductivity, water
depth, dissolved oxygen content, etc.) were conducted.
Jean-Paul Colin
If you come to France, you
are all welcome to visit the Reserve Naturelle Geologique de Saucats-La Brede, located about 20 km south of Bordeaux, where you
will be able to see the stratotypic sections of the
Miocene stages of the Aquitanian and Burdigalian and visit the Museum, which displays a rich
collection of fossils from these famous localities. For a group-guided visit, please call or send
e-mail.
Réserve Naturelle Géologique de Saucats-La Brede
17, Chemin de l’Eglise
33650 Saucats, France
Tel/Fax 33(0) 5 56 72 27
98
saucats.brede@espaces-naturels.fr
www.rngeologique-saucatslabrede.reserves-naturelles.org
Jean-Paul Colin
The journal
”Revue de Micropaleontologie” publishes papers
dedicated to all aspects of Micropaleontology (including modern representatives
of microfossils). Manuscripts are peer
reviewed by at least two specialists in the field. Following acceptance, papers are usually
published in a few months both on the internet (Science Direct) and on
paper. Four issues are published
annually. 25 reprints are provided to
authors free of charge. For further
information, contact danelian@ccr.jussieu.fr.
Ashraf Elewa
Elewa, A.M.T., editor, 2004, Morphometrics—applications
in biology and paleontology: Springer-Verlag Publishers,
Information about this book
can be accessed through the following shortcut:
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,10735,5-0-22-29412423-00.html
David J. Horne
I have been involved in two
biodiversity projects, results of which are now available on web sites:
Ø
Fauna Europaea, which includes living nonmarine
ostracods—http://www.faunaeur.org
Ø
The European Register
of Marine Species (ERMS), which includes living marine and brackish water ostracods—http://www/marbef.org/data/erms.php
Corrections and updates are
in progress for both of these. Feedback
would be welcome.
Roger Kaesler
I teach an introductory course
entitled Prehistoric Life (to about
100 students) and two courses for advanced geology students: Paleontology
(35 students) and Paleontology Laboratory
(20 students)
Michael Kramer (Diploma student) finished his work on the ostracod record of a Holocene lake sediment core from the
NE Tibetan Plateau in summer 2004. Now
he is writing up the results.
Alan Lord
You may recall that an award was
made at ISO14,
I am delighted to announce
that Professor Noriyuki Ikeya has made a very
generous donation to IRGO to support the future of the Sylvester-Bradley
Award. Thus, we now hope to be able to
make two awards at each ISO, one for the best student oral presentation and one
for the best student poster presentation.
IRGO officers have not yet discussed the details, but we certainly plan
to make two awards at ISO15 in
We are most grateful to Nori Ikeya for his generous
support and faith in the future of our science.
Hirokazu
Ozawa
The permanent exhibition in
the National Science Museum of Japan,