Includes bibliographical references.

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Cretaceous Sea Level Rise delves into the question of whether the observed short-term sea-level changes are regional (tectonic) or global (eustatic) and determines their possible relation to climate cycles; to assess the role of feedback mechanisms, i.e. thermal expansion/contraction of seawater, subsidence due to loading by water, changing vegetation of the Earth System and to investigate the relation of sea-level highs and lows to ocean anoxia and oxidation events, represented by black shales and oceanic red beds, and to evaluate the evidence for ephemeral glacial episodes or other climate events. Though research has been, and is being, conducted in these fields since the introduction of sea level cycles and sequence development concepts in the 1970"s, the available information is scattered. Cretaceous Sea Level Rise presents the current understanding and future directions of the research on Cretaceous sea level cycles in a single source, forming a reference work for beginners, graduates and postgraduates who are interested in this subject.

Front Cover; Cretaceous Sea Level Rise; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Trends, Timings, and Magnitudes; 3 Causes and Mechanisms; 3.1 Endogenic Processes and Causes; 3.2 Eustasy and Related Causes; 3.2.1 Eustasy Under Greenhouse Conditions?; 3.2.2 Limno-eustasy; 3.2.3 Eustasy Due to Thermal Expansion-Contraction of Sea Water; 4 Methods, Tools and Techniques; 4.1 Sedimentary Proxies; 4.2 Physical Proxies; 4.3 Biological Proxies; 4.4 Geochemical Proxies; 4.5 Integrated Analyses for Documenting Sea Level Fluctuations; 5 Where It Stands and Where Is It Headed.