Geography & Geosciences Theses: Recent submissions
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North Atlantic marine tephrochronology : a tool for reconstructing events and processes during the penultimate glacial-interglacial cycle
(University of St Andrews, 2016-11-30) - ThesisThe focus of this thesis is the analyses of tephra deposits found in the penultimate glacial–interglacial interval of the marine sediments from Integrated Ocean Drilling Project (IODP) Site U1304, southern Gardar Drift, ... -
Reconciling molecules and morphology in benthic foraminifera : a morphometric study of Ammonia and Elphidiidae in the NE Atlantic
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-22) - ThesisA robust and consistent taxonomy underpins the use of fossil material in palaeoenvironmental research and long-term assessments of biodiversity. However, the successful identification of benthic foraminiferal species is ... -
Family formation in Scotland : the role of social norms, housing and partnership
(University of St Andrews, 2016-11-30) - ThesisThis thesis examines family formation in Scotland, with a focus on having a first birth. I argue that fertility behaviour must be researched as part of a process of family formation across the life course and informed by ... -
The petrology and mineral chemistry of the Shira ring complex, Northern Nigeria
(University of St Andrews, 1980) - ThesisThe Shira complex belongs to the anorogenic province of Niger and Nigeria. It is dominated by peralkaline syenites and granites and has an estimated area of 152 sq.km. Apart from a related intrusion of granite porphyry ... -
The modern and late Holocene marine environments of Loch Sunart, N.W. Scotland
(University of St Andrews, 2006-06-22) - ThesisThe first study to exploit the sedimentary archives of Loch Sunart, a relatively well-flushed fjord on the NW coast of Scotland, for palaeoenvironmental reconstruction is presented. In order to understand environmental ...