University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 4-20-2015 Reconstructing Paleoenvironments of the Plio- Pleistocene Tamiami Formation of Florida with Benthic Foraminifera Heather Bender University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Reconstructing Paleoenvironments of the Plio-Pleistocene Tamiami Formation of Florida with Benthic Foraminifera by Heather Bender A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science School of Geosciences with a concentration in Paleoecology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Gregory S. Herbert, Ph.D. Peter J. Harries, Ph.D. Pamela Hallock Muller, Ph.D. Date of Approval: April 20, 2015 Keywords: Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction, Foraminfera, Pinecrest, Pliocene Copyright © 2015, Heather Bender ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank Roger Portell for access to field sites and APAC samples, John Baker for help with identification, Pamela Hallock for guidance with foraminiferal expertise and interpretation, Mike Meyer and Andreas Cardenas for help with literature, sample preparation and analytical methods, FIO for ship time support, and Peter Harries and Rick Oches for help with early project design and fieldwork funding through an NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates grant.