Silvia Spezzaferri
Dr. Silvia Spezzaferri
Micropaléontologie, Paléocéanographie
Unité des Sciences de la TerreUniversité de FribourgChemin du Musée 6
CH-1700 Fribourg
Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 26 300 89 77
Phone2: +41 (0) 26 300 89 70
Fax: +41 (0) 26 300 97 42
E-mail:
silvia.spezzaferri(at)unifr.chURL Institution:
www.unifr.ch/geoscience/geology
Additional functions:
Alternate delegate for Switzerland in ESSAC
Key Publications of Silvia Spezzaferri (up to ten) :
Larsen H.C., Beget J., Clift P., Wei W., Spezzaferri S. and the Leg 152 Shipboard Scientific Party, 1994. Seven million years of glaciation in Greenland. Science, 264, 952-955.
Spezzaferri, S., McKenzie, J.A. and Isern, A., 2002. Linking the oxygen isotope record of Late Neogene eustasy to sequence stratigraphic patterns along the Bahamas Margin: Results from a paleoceanographic study of ODP Leg 166, Site 1006 sediments. Marine Geology, 185:1-2, 95-120.
Pirkenseer, C., Spezzaferri, S. and Berger, J.P., 2011. Reworked microfossils as a paleogeographic tool: A case study from the Paleogene of the Upper Rhine Graben. Geology, 39, 9, 843-846.
Schönfeld, J., Jorissen, F. Korsun, S., Alve, E., Geslin, E., Spezzaferri*, S and members of the FOBIMO Working Group, 2012. The FOBIMO (FOraminiferal BIo-Monitoring) initiative – towards a formalised protocol for benthic foraminiferal monitoring studies. Marine Micropaleontology, 94-95, 1-3; 10.1016/j.marmicro.2012.06.001.
Spezzaferri S., * Rüggeberg, A. Stalder, C. and Margreth, S, 2013. Benthic foraminifera from Norwegian cold-water coral reefs. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 43:1, 21-39.
Stalder, C., Spezzaferri, S.*, Rüggeberg, A., Pirkenseer, C. and Gennari, G., 2013. Late Weichselian deglaciation and early Holocene development of a cold-water coral reef along the Lopphavet shelf (Northern Norway) recorded by benthic foraminifera and ostracoda. Deep Sea Research. 99, 249-269, DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2013.07.009.
Spezzaferri, S., Rüggeberg, A., Stalder, C. (Editors). Atlas of benthic foraminifera along the European Continental Margin. Cushman Foundation Special Publication Series.
Expertise of Silvia Spezzaferri:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering |
| Research Interface / Management |
| Scope | Causes of Change |
| Impact of Change |
| Vulnerability to Change |
| Topic Atmosphere | Climate |
| Global Warming |
| Topic Hydrosphere | Ocean |
| Topic Lithosphere | Sediments: Formation, Dynamics, Metamorphism |
| Topic Biosphere | Animals |
| Biodiversity |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Biogeochemical Cycles except Carbon |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain |
| Life Cycle |
| Topic Ecosystems | Marine Ecosystems |
| Topic Politics/Law | Conventions / Protections |
| Topic Society | Perception / Behaviour / Attitudes |
| Topic Health | Pollution Effects / Water Quality |
| Topic Sustainability | Ecological Sustainability |
| Economic Sustainability |
| Topic Risk & Disaster Management | Risk Assessment / Forecasting |
| Prevention of Risks and Natural Hazards |
| Fundamental Knowledge |
| Spatial Zones | Coastal Zone |
| Open Ocean |
| Spatial Scale | Global / Hemispheric |
| Local / Community |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Past: Quarternary |
| Past: Tertiary |
| Past: Cretaceous |
| Recent / Today |
| Statistical Focus | Extreme Events |
| Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial |
| Millenial |
| 100 kyr |
| Billenial (Mio yrs) |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Data Collection - Measurement |
| Data Collection - Documents, Archives |
| Data Analysis |
| Literature Study |
| Modeling |
| Applied Research / Technology |
| Integrated Assessment |
| Collaboration with developing and transition countries ; Capacity Building |
| Program Coordination / Management |
| Biodiversity Convention Thematic Areas | Biosafety |
| Marine and Coastal Biodiversity |
| Invasive Species |
| Biodiversity Convention Cross Cutting Issues | Ecosystem Approach |
| Sustainable Use of Biodiversity |
| Indicators |
| Capacity Building |
| Protected Areas |
| Taxonomy |
| Environmental Impact Assessment |
| Scientific Biodiversity Assessment |
| MaturityWork | Domaines/Bereiche |
| MaturityWork3 | Géosciences/Geowissenschaften |
| MaturityWorkParrainage | Offres/Angebote |
| MaturityWorkParrainage3 | Travaux de maturité/Maturaarbeiten |
Specialties of Silvia Spezzaferri:
Micropaleontology, Paleoceanography, Ecology, Biomonitoring, foraminifera, cold- and warm-water corals
Last update: 9/3/23
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