Christopher Smart

Teaching interests

Teaching in palaeontology, micropalaeontology and palaeoceanography across the Geoscience programmes (undergraduate and postgraduate level). I teach on the following modules: 

EAR110 (Planet Earth) - dynamic oceans
EAR111 (Stratigraphy and the Fossil Record) - aspects of palaeontology, palaeoecology and biostratigraphy
EAR212 (Palaeontology and Sedimentology) - aspects of micropalaeontology
EOE3104 (Global Change) - Cenozoic palaeoceanography
EAR517 (Marine Micropalaeontology) [Module Leader] - major microfossil groups, (palaeo)environmental applications of microfossils
GLY5103 (Geology, Geophysics and Physical Oceanography of Shelves and Coasts) - aspects of palaeoceanography
GLY5208 (Palaeoceanography) [Module Leader] - introduction, techniques, case studies.

In addition to teaching lectures and practicals, I am involved in Stage 1 tutorials and the following fieldwork:
Stage 1 Earth Sciences residential field-trip to Dorset (Field-trip Leader, 2008-present)
Stage 1 Earth Sciences residential field-trip to Cornwall

I am also a project supervisor for undergraduate (BSc), MGeol and postgraduate (MSc/MRes) students.

 

Staff serving as external examiners
2006 - PhD, University of Plymouth
2004 - PhD, University College London
2004 - PhD, University of Southampton
2001 - PhD, University of Plymouth
2001 - PhD, University of Southampton
1999 - PhD, University College London  

Research interests

My research interests include the ecology, palaeoecology and taxonomy of benthic and planktic foraminifera, and Cenozoic palaeoceanography.

Current research projects include:
- Miocene palaeoceanography
- Streptochilus: morphology and palaeoecology
- Palaeoceanography of the Atlantic and Southern Oceans during the last 20 kyr
- Changes in ocean acidification using foraminifera and pteropods

 
University of Plymouth Research Group Membership:

 

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES) 
Palaeontology and Palaeoenvironments 

Grants & contracts

2011 NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory (NIGL) support
Smart, C. W., Hart, M. B. and Wall-Palmer, D., The response of pteropod and related faunas to climate change and ocean acidification (IP-1250-0511) (£7,300).

2007 Royal Society Conference Grant
To attend the 9th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP9), 3-7 September 2007, Shanghai, China (£1,750).

2006-2008 The Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant
Tephrochronology of marine sediments around the volcanic island of Montserrat, Caribbean Sea (£58,492) - Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Price, G. D. and Sparks, S. J.

2004-2005 NERC/UKIODP Rapid Response Award
Miocene deep-sea benthic foraminiferal faunas from a depth transect on the Walvis Ridge, SE Atlantic (ODP Leg 208): palaeoceanographic implications (£965)

2003-2004 Royal Society Research Grant
Quaternary oceanic seasonality (£8,645)

2001-2002 NERC/UKODP Rapid Response Award
A high-resolution comparison of abundance records of planktonic foraminifera and radiolarians during the last 35 kyr from ODP Hole 658C (Leg 108): implications for upwelling intensity (£1,162)

2000-2001 NERC/UKODP Rapid Response Award
Pleistocene climatic history reflected in planktonic foraminifera from ODP Site 1073 (Leg 174A), New Jersey margin, NW Atlantic Ocean (£1,800)

 

Publications

PUBLICATIONS SINCE 2008:

2012

Wall-Palmer, D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Sparks, R. S. J., Le Friant, A., Boudon, G., Deplus, C. and Komorowski, J. C., 2012. Pteropods from the Caribbean Sea: variations in calcification as an indicator of past ocean carbonate saturation. Biogeosciences, 9, 309-315. doi:10.5194/bg-9-309-2012.

2011

Hart, M. B., Searle, S. R., Feist, S. E., Leighton, A. D., Price, G. D., Smart, C. W. and Twitchett, R. J., 2011. The distribution of benthic foraminifera across the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary in Texas (Brazos River) and Denmark (Stevns Klint). In: Keller, G. and Adatte, T. (eds), End-Cretaceous mass extinction and the Chicxulub impact in Texas. SEPM Special Publication, 100, 179-196.

Sadri, S., Hart, M. B. and Smart, C. W., 2011. Foraminifera from the sea grass communities of the proposed conservation zone in Tor Bay. Geoscience in South-West England, 12, 269-277.

Leighton, A. D., Hart, M. B. and Smart, C. W. 2011. A preliminary investigation into calcareous dinoflagellate cysts and problematic microfossils from an expanded Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary section at Kulstirenden, Stevns Klint, Denmark. Cretaceous Research, 32, 606-617. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2011.05.011.

De Jonghe, A., Hart, M. B., Grimes, S. T., Mitlehner, A. G., Price, G. D. and Smart, C. W., 2011. Middle Eocene diatoms from Whitecliff Bay, Isle of Wight, England: stratigraphy and preservation. Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association, 122, 472-483. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2011.02.003.

Wall-Palmer, D., Jones, M. T., Hart, M. B., Fisher, J. D., Smart, C. W., Hembury, D. J., Palmer, M. R. and Fones, G. R., 2011. Explosive volcanism as a cause for mass mortality of pteropods. Marine Geology, 282, 231-239. doi:10.1016/j.margeo.2011.03.001.

2010

Smart, C. W., Waelbroeck, C., Michel, E. and Mazaud, A., 2010. Benthic foraminiferal abundance and stable isotope changes in the Indian Ocean sector of the Southern Ocean during the last 20 kyr: paleoceanographic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoecology, Palaeoclimatology, 297, 537-548. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.08.011.

Messenger, R. W., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Leng, M. J., Lock, E. J. and Howard, A. K., 2010. Pteropod faunas as indicators of Late Pleistocene climate change in the Caribbean Sea. In: Whittaker, J. E. and Hart, M. B. (eds), Micropalaeontology, Sedimentary Environments and Stratigraphy: A Tribute to Dennis Curry (1912-2001). The Micropalaeontological Society, Special Publications, 17-28. doi: 10.1144/TMS004.4.

Dias, B. B., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Hall-Spencer, J. M., 2010. Modern seawater acidification: the response of foraminifera to high CO₂ conditions in the Mediterranean Sea. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 167, 843-846. doi: 10.1144/0016-76492010-050. [Special].

Gregory, T. R., Smart, C. W., Hart, M. B., Massé, G., Vare, L. L. and Belt, S. T., 2010. Reply to Comment: Holocene palaeoceanographic changes in Barrow Strait, Canadian Arctic: foraminiferal evidence. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25, 1192. doi: 10.1002/jqs.1433. [Correspondence].

Gregory, T. R., Smart, C. W., Hart, M. B., Massé, G., Vare, L. L. and Belt, S. T., 2010. Holocene palaeoceanographic changes in Barrow Strait, Canadian Arctic: foraminiferal evidence. Journal of Quaternary Science, 25, 903-910. doi: 10.1002/jqs.1367 .

Maslin, M. A. and Smart, C. W., 2010. Holocene bipolar climate seesaw: possible subtle evidence from the deep North East Atlantic Ocean? Journal of Quaternary Science, 25, 237-242. doi:10.1002/jqs.1344. [Rapid Communication].

Trofimovs, J., Fisher, J. K., MacDonald, H. A., Talling, P. J., Sparks, R. S. J., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Boudon, G., Deplus, C., Komorowski, J.-C., Le Friant, A., Moreton, S. G. and Leng, M. J., 2010. Evidence for carbonate platform failure during rapid sea-level rise; ca 14 000 year old bioclastic flow deposits in the Lesser Antilles. Sedimentology, 57, 735-759. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3091.2009.01117.x.

2009 

Smart, C. W., Maslin, M. A. and Dixon, K. E., 2009. NE Atlantic surface water mass changes over the last 15 kyr. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 282, 58-66. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2009.08.010.

Darling, K. F., Thomas, E., Kasemann, S. A., Seears, H. A., Smart, C. W. and Wade, C. M., 2009. Surviving mass extinction by bridging the benthic/planktic divide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106, 12629-12633. doi:10.1073/pnas.0902827106.

Vare, L. L., Massé, G., Gregory, T. R., Smart, C. W. and Belt, S. T., 2009. Sea ice variations in the central Canadian Arctic Archipelago during the Holocene. Quaternary Science Reviews, 28, 1354-1366.

Hudson, W., Hart, M. B., and Smart, C. W., 2009. Palaeobiogeography of early planktonic foraminifera. Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, 180, 27-38.

Hart, M. B., Price, G. D. and Smart, C. W., 2009. Foraminifera and sequence stratigraphy of the lower part of the Speeton Clay Formation (Lower Cretaceous) in N. E. England. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien, 110A, 423-442.

2008

Smart, C. W., 2008. Abyssal NE Atlantic benthic foraminifera during the last 15 kyr: Relation to variations in seasonality of productivity. Marine Micropaleontology, 69, 193-211. doi:10.1016/j.marmicro.2008.07.007.

Hart, M. B. and Smart, C. W., 2008. The 2007 recipient of the Brady Medal: Professor John W. Murray. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 27, 95-96.

Fisher, J. D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Leng, M. J., Sparks, R. S. J., Talling, P. J. and Trofimovs, J., 2008. Tephrochronology of marine sediments around the Island of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles volcanic arc. The Sedimentary Record, 6, 4-8.

Le Friant, A., Lock, E. J., Hart, M. B., Boudon, G., Sparks, R. S. J., Leng, M. J., Smart, C. W., Komorowski, J. C., Deplus, C. and Fisher, J. K., 2008. Late Pleistocene tephrochronology of marine sediments adjacent to Montserrat, Lesser Antilles volcanic arc. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 165, 279-289.

SELECTED RECENT ABSTRACTS (SINCE 2008):

Leighton, A. D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Twitchett, R. J., 2011. Benthic foraminiferal change across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary at Brazos River, Texas. 55^th Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting (17-20 December 2011), Plymouth University, UK, Amendments to the published Programme and Abstracts Volume, 3.

 

Wall-Palmer, D., Smart, C. W., Hart, M. B. and Conversi, A., 2011. The dissolution of Quaternary pteropods from the Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas. 55^th Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting (17-20 December 2011), Plymouth University, UK, Programme and Abstracts, 42.

 

Pettit, L. R., Hart, M. B., Medina-Sánchez, A., Smart, C. W., Collins, P., Rodolfo-Metalpa, R., Hall-Spencer, J. M. and Prol-Ledesma, R. M., 2011. Foraminifera resist ocean acidification in the Wagner Basin under conditions similar to high CO₂ environments of the Cretaceous-Paleogene. 55^th Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting (17-20 December 2011), Plymouth University, UK, Programme and Abstracts, 72.

 

Hart, M. B., Hudson, W., Smart, C. W. and Tyszka, J., 2011. Jurassic planktic foraminifera and palaeoceanographic change in southern Poland and adjacent areas of Europe. In: Bąk, M., Kaminski, M. A. and Waśkowska, A. (eds), Integrating microfossil records from the oceans and epicontinental seas. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 17, 90-91.

 

Pettit, L., Hart, M. B., Medina, A., Smart, C. W., Rodolpho-Metalpa, R., Collins, P., Hall-Spencer, J. M. and Prol Ladesma, R. M., 2011. Foraminifera resist ocean acidification in the Wagner Basin under conditions similar to high CO₂ environments of the Cretaceous-Paleogene. 7^th Alexander von Humboldt International Conference – Ocean acidification: consequences for marine ecosystems and society, EGU Topical Conference Series, Penang, Malaysia (20-24 June 2011).

 

Hart, M. B., Dias, B. B., Smart, C. W., Hall-Spencer, J. M. and Pettit, L., 2011. The response of foraminifera to modern seawater acidification: A real-time proxy for Paleogene hypothermal events. In: Egger, H. (ed.), Climate and Biota of the Early Paleogene, Conference Program and Abstracts, 5-8 June 2011, Salzburg, Austria. Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 85, 86, Wien.

 

Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W., Wall-Palmer, D. and Fisher, J. K., 2011. Tephrochronology of the Soufrière Hills Volcano (Montserrat): an application of micropalaeontology and stable isotope stratigraphy to the investigation of marine sediment cores. 2^nd Marine Institute Research Centre Conference, University of Plymouth (5 May 2011), Programme, Abstract, Funding Opportunities Volume, 9.

 

Hart, M., Dias, B., Wall-Palmer, D., Smart, C. and Hall-Spencer, J., 2011. Response of pteropods and foraminifera to changing pCO₂ and pH: examples from the Mediterranean Sea. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 13, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2011, Vienna, Austria (3-8 April 2011), EGU2011-2472.

Hart, M., Sadri, S. and Smart, C., 2011. Foraminifera from sea grass communities of Tor Bay. Geoscience in South-West England (Ussher Society) (4-6 January 2011), Bideford, UK, Abstract Volume, 10.

Hart, M. B., Dias, B., Smart, C. W. and Wall-Palmer, D., Hayden, J. and Hall-Spencer, J. M., 2010. Modern seawater acidification: the response of foraminifera to high CO₂ conditions in the Mediterranean Sea and pteropods in the Caribbean Sea. 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October – 3 November 2010), GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 5 [Abstract No: 176909].

Leighton, A. D., Hart, M. B. and Smart, C. W., 2010. Calcareous dinoflagellate cysts from the expanded K/Pg boundary section at Kulstirenden, Stevns Klint, Denmark. 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October – 3 November 2010), GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 5 [Abstract No: 177182].

Leighton, A. D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Twitchett, R. J., 2010. Benthic foraminiferal change across the Cretaceous – Paleogene (K/Pg) at Brazos River, Texas. 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October – 3 November 2010), GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 5 [Abstract No: 177180].

Wall-Palmer, D., Smart, C. W. and Hart, M. B., 2010. The preservation of pteropods from the Caribbean Sea as an indicator of past ocean acidification. 2010 GSA Denver Annual Meeting (31 October – 3 November 2010), GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 42, No. 5 [Abstract No: 177046].

Darling, K., Thomas, E., Kasemann, S., Seears, H., Smart, C. and Wade, C., 2010. Surviving the K-Pg mass extinction by bridging the benthic/planktic divide. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 74.

Hart, M. B., Dias, B. B., Smart, C. W. and Hall-Spencer, J. M., 2010. Modern seawater acidification: the response of foraminifera to high CO₂ conditions in the Mediterranean Sea. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 101-102.

Hart, M. B., Wall-Palmer, D., Fisher, J. K. and Smart, C. W., 2010. Recovery patterns of benthic foraminifera in environments subject to volcanoclastic sedimentation. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 102.

Leighton, A. D., Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Twitchett, R., 2010. Benthic foraminiferal change across the Cretaceous – Palaeogene boundary at Brazos River, Texas. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 130.

Smart, C. W. and Thomas, E., 2010. High abundances of biserial planktic foraminifera in the early Miocene of the NE Atlantic Ocean: palaeoceanography and evolution. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 183.

Smart, C. W., Waelbroeck, C., Michel, E. and Mazaud, A., 2010. Benthic foraminiferal abundance and stable isotope changes in the southeastern Indian Ocean during the last 20 kyr: palaeoceanographic implications. International Symposium on Foraminifera, FORAMS 2010, Bonn, Germany (5-10 September 2010), Abstracts Volume with Program, 184.

Wall-Palmer, D., Smart, C. and Hart, M., 2010. The preservation of pteropods from the Caribbean Sea as an indicator of past ocean acidification. 10^th International Conference on Paleoceanography (ICP10), Scripps Institution for Oceanography, La Jolla, CA, USA (30 August – 3 September 2010), Program and Abstracts Volume.

Hart, M. B., Hudson, W. and Smart, C. W., 2010. Origin and early evolution of Jurassic planktic foraminifera. STRATI2010 – 4^th “French” Congress on Stratigraphy, Université Pierre et Marie Curie – UPMC, Paris, France (30 August – 2 September 2010), Abstracts and programme volume.

Hart, M., Wall-Palmer, D. and Smart, C., 2010. Response of pteropods and foraminifera to changing pCO₂ and pH in last 250,000 years. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria (2-7 May 2010), EGU2010-4353.

Hart, M., De Jonghe, A., Duff, K., Page, K., Price, G., Smart, C. and Wilby, P., 2010. Microfossil evidence for a mid-Jurassic squid egg-laying area in association with the Christian Malford Lagerstätte. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria (2-7 May 2010), EGU2010-4415.

Hart, M., Smart, C., Searle, S., Feist, S., Leighton, A., Price, G. and Twitchett, R. 2010. Benthic foraminifera across the K/Pg boundary in the Brazos River area (Texas) and Stevns Klint (Denmark): sequence stratigraphy, sea level change and extinctions. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 12, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2010, Vienna, Austria (2-7 May 2010), EGU2010-4497.

Hart, M., De Jonghe, A., Duff, K., Page, K., Price, G., Smart, C. and Wilby, P., 2009. Microfossil evidence for a mid-Jurassic squid egg-laying area in association with the Christian Malford Lagerstätte. The Palaeontological Association 53^rd Annual Meeting (13-16 December 2009), University of Birmingham, Abstracts, (Last) Final updates.

Hart, M. B., Fisher, J. D., Smart, C. W., Wall-Palmer, D., Weekes, N. and Allen, H., 2009. Recovery of benthic foraminifera after the eruption of the Soufrière Hills Volcano (Montserrat), May 20^th 2006 and other recent volcanic activity. In: Peryt, D. and Kaminski, M. A. (eds), Seventh Micropalaeontological Workshop, MIKRO-2009 (Św. Katarzyna, Poland, September 28-30, 2009), Abstracts and Excursion Guide. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 15, 31.

Hart, M. B., Hudson, W. and Smart, C. W., 2009. The early evolution of the planktic foraminifera and the significance of the evidence from Poland. In: Peryt, D. and Kaminski, M. A. (eds), Seventh Micropalaeontological Workshop, MIKRO-2009 (Św. Katarzyna, Poland, September 28-30, 2009), Abstracts and Excursion Guide. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 15, 32.

Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Searle, S. R. 2009. Benthic foraminifera across the Cretaceous/Paleogene boundary: Brazos River (Texas) compared to Stevns Klint (Denmark). In: Hart, M. B. (Ed.), 8^th International Symposium on the Cretaceous System, 6^th – 12^th September, 2009, Abstract Volume, 96-97.

Darling, K. F., Thomas, E., Kasemann, S. A., Seears, H., Smart, C. W. and Wade, C. M. 2009. Surviving the K/Pg mass extinction by bridging the benthic planktic divide. In: Hart, M. B. (Ed.), 8^th International Symposium on the Cretaceous System, 6^th – 12^th September, 2009, Abstract Volume, 125-126.

Hart, M., Hudson, W. and Smart, C., 2009. Jurassic planktic foraminifera; update on remaining taxonomic issues. Meeting of the Mesozoic Planktonic Foraminifera Working Group, Department of Geosciences, Earth Sciences, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland (27-28 June 2009), Abstracts and Excursion Guide, 21.

Hart, M. B., Smart, C. W. and Searle, S. R., 2009. Benthic foraminifera across the K/T boundary: Brazos River (Texas, USA) compared to Stevns Klint (Denmark). Berichte der Geologischen Bundesanstalt, 78 (ISSN 1017-8880) – Rapid Environmental/Climate Changes and Catastrophic Events in Late Cretaceous and Early Paleogene (RECCCE) Workshop, IGCP 555 European Group Meeting, Gams, Austria (25-28 April 2009), Abstracts and Excursion Guide, 18.

Hart, M., Fisher, J., Smart, C., Wall-Palmer, D., Allen H., Honeywill, S. and Weekes, N. 2009. Re-colonisation of hostile environments by foraminifera: an example from Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc. International Conference on Geologic Problem Solving with Microfossils II, NAMS-SEPM, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (14-19 March 2009), Abstracts with Program, 35-36.

Hart, M., Fisher, J., Smart, C., Le Friant, A., Boudon, G., Deplus, C., Komorowski, J.-C., Leng, M. J., Sparks, S., Trofimovs, J. and Talling, P., 2009. Tephrochronology of marine sediments adjacent to Montserrat, Caribbean Sea. International Conference on Geologic Problem Solving with Microfossils II, NAMS-SEPM, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA (14-19 March 2009), Abstracts with Program, 36.

Bugler, M. J., Grimes, S. T., Hooker, J. J., Collinson, M. E., Price, G. D. and Smart, C. W., 2009. The first high resolution continental d18O isotopic record demonstrating a ‘stepwise’ transition into Oligocene icehouse conditions. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 11, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (19-24 April 2009), EGU2009-1117-5.

Hart, M., Price, G., Page, K., Smart, C., De Jongue, A., Wiby, P. and Duff, K. 2009. Foraminifera from the Christian Malford Lägerstatten. The Ussher Society, 46^th Annual Conference, Paignton, Devon (6-9 January 2009), Programme and Abstracts Volume, 11.

Hart, M. B., Fisher, J. D., Smart, C. W., Wall-Palmer, D., Weekes, N. and Allen, H., 2008. Recovery of benthic foraminifera after the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano (Montserrat), May 20th 2006 and other recent volcanic activity. In: Filipescu, S. and Kaminski, M. A. (eds.), Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Abstract Volume, Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication No. 14, pp. 16-17.

Hart, M. B., Searle, S. R., Smart, C. W. and Twitchett, R. J., 2008. Agglutinated foraminifera across the K/T boundary, Brazos River, Texas. In: Filipescu, S. and Kaminski, M. A. (eds.), Eighth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Abstract Volume, Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication No. 14, 18-19.

Hart, M. B., Price, G. D. and Smart, C. W., 2008. Lower Cretaceous stratigraphy and foraminifera from N. E. England: application to sequence stratigraphy. Documents de Laboratoire de Geologie, Lyon, 164, 50.

Hart, M. B., Hudson, W. and Smart, C. W., 2008. The Jurassic to mid-Cretaceous evolution of planktonic foraminifera: the aragonite to calcite problem. Documents de Laboratoire de Geologie, Lyon, 164, 51.

Hart, M., Smart, C., Fisher, J., Leng, M., 2008. The distribution and preservation of Pleistocene pteropods in marine sediments near the island of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (13-18 April 2008), EGU2008-A-02725.

Hart, M., Fisher, J., Leng, M., Smart, C., Sparks, S., Talling, P. and Trofimovs, J., 2008. Tephrochronology of marine sediments around the island of Montserrat, Lesser Antilles Volcanic Arc: the key to episodic volcanism and turbidite flow dynamics? Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (13-18 April 2008), EGU2008-A-02800.

Fisher, J. K., Trofimovs, J., Hart, M. B., Sparks, R. S. J., Talling, P. J., Smart, C. W. and Leng, M. J., 2008. An integrated approach to dating the geochronology of the Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat, within marine sediments. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (13-18 April 2008), EGU2008-A-07290.

Hart, M., Hudson, W. and Smart, C., 2008. Jurassic planktic foraminifera and their contribution to our understanding of the Jurassic oceanic system. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (13-18 April 2008), EGU-A-02808.

Bugler, M. J., Grimes, S. T., Price, G. D., Smart, C. W., Hooker, J. J. and Collinson, M. E., 2008. A palaeoclimatic study of the Eocene/Oligocene transition on the Isle of Wight, Hampshire Basin, UK. Geophysical Research Abstracts, 10, European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly, Vienna, Austria (13-18 April 2008).

PUBLICATIONS PRE-2008:

Hart, M. B., Aze, T., Hudson, W. and Smart, C. W., 2007. Planktic foraminifera from the proposed GSSP for the Oxfordian Stage: Redcliff Point, near Weymouth. Geoscience in south-west England, 11, 273-279.

Smart, C. W. and Thomas, E., 2007. Emendation of the genus Streptochilus Brönnimann and Resig 1971 (Foraminifera) and new species from the lower Miocene of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Micropaleontology, 53, 73-103.

Smart, C. W., Thomas, E. and Ramsay, A. T. S., 2007. Middle-late Miocene benthic foraminifera in a western equatorial Indian Ocean depth transect: paleoceanographic implications. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 247, 402-420, doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.11.003.

Smart, C. W. and Thomas, E., 2006. The enigma of early Miocene biserial planktic foraminifera. Geology, 34, 1041-1044, doi:10.1130/G23038A.1.

Smart, C. W. and Gooday, A. J., 2006. Benthic foraminiferal trends in relation to an organic enrichment gradient on the continental slope (850 m water depth) off North Carolina (USA). Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 36, 34-43.

Haslett, S. K. and Smart, C. W., 2006. Late Quaternary upwelling off tropical NW Africa: new micropalaeontological evidence from ODP Hole 658C. Journal of Quaternary Science, 21, 259-269.

Olson, H. C. and Smart, C. W., 2004. Pleistocene climatic history reflected in planktonic foraminifera from ODP Site 1073 (Leg 174A), New Jersey margin, NW Atlantic Ocean. Marine Micropaleontology, 51, 213-238.

Hart, M. B., Hylton, M. D., Oxford, M. J., Price, G. D., Hudson, W. and Smart, C. W., 2003. The search for the origin of the planktic Foraminifera. Journal of the Geological Society, London, 160, 341-343.

Smart, C. W., 2002. A comparison between smaller (>63 µm) and larger (>150 µm) planktonic foraminiferal faunas from the Pleistocene of ODP Site 1073 (Leg 174A), New Jersey margin, NW Atlantic Ocean. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 21, 137-147.

Smart, C. W. 2002. Environmental applications of deep-sea benthic foraminifera. In: Haslett, S. K. (ed.), Quaternary Environmental Micropalaeontology. Arnold, 14-58.

Hart, M. B., Kaminski, M. A. and Smart, C. W. (eds), 2000. Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 7, 479 + ix pp.

Gooday, A. J. and Smart, C. W., 2000. Wall structure and test morphology in three large deep-sea agglutinated foraminifera, Rhabdammina parabyssorum Stschedrina 1952, R. abyssorum Sars 1869 and Astrorhiza granulosa (Brady 1879) (Foraminiferida, Textulariina). In: Hart, M. B., Kaminski, M. A. and Smart, C. W. (eds), 2000. Proceedings of the Fifth International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera. Grzybowski Foundation Special Publication, 7, 105-115.

Smart, C. W., 1998. Diversity patterns of Miocene benthic foraminifera in the Somali Basin, northwestern Indian Ocean. Micropaleontology, 44, 256-264.

Ramsay, A. T. S., Smart, C. W. and Zachos, J. C., 1998. A model of early to middle Miocene deep ocean circulation for the Atlantic and Indian oceans. In: Cramp, A., MacLeod, C. J., Lee, S. V. and Jones, E. J. W. (eds), Geological evolution of ocean basins: results from the Ocean Drilling Program. Geological Society, London, Special Publication, 131, 55-70.

Smart, C. W. and Gooday, A. J., 1997. Recent benthic foraminifera in the abyssal northeast Atlantic Ocean: relation to phytodetrital inputs. Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 27, 85-92.

Smart, C. W., Murray, J. W. and Thomas, E., 1996. New observations on Seabrookia rugosa Watanabe, 1989 (foraminifera). Journal of Foraminiferal Research, 26, 24-26.

Smart, C. W. and Ramsay, A. T. S., 1995. Benthic foraminiferal evidence for the existence of an early Miocene oxygen-depleted oceanic water mass? Journal of the Geological Society, London, 152, 735-738.

Smart, C. W. and Murray, J. W., 1995. Miocene deep-sea benthic foraminifera from the Atlantic and Indian Oceans: diversity patterns and palaeoceanography. Revista Española de Paleontología, No. Homenaje al Dr. Guillermo Colom, 59-68.

Murray, J. W. and Smart, C. W., 1994. Distribution of smaller benthic foraminifera in the Chagos Archipelago, Indian Ocean. Journal of Micropalaeontology, 13, 47-53.

Smart, C. W. and Murray, J. W., 1994. An early Miocene Atlantic-wide foraminiferal/ palaeoceanographic event. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 108, 139-148.

Smart, C. W., King, S. C., Gooday, A. J., Murray, J. W. and Thomas, E., 1994. A benthic foraminiferal proxy of pulsed organic matter paleofluxes. Marine Micropaleontology, 23, 89-99.

Smart, C. W., 1992. Early to middle Miocene benthic foraminiferal faunas from DSDP Sites 518 and 529, South Atlantic: preliminary investigations. In: Takayanagi, Y. and Saito, T. (eds), Studies in Benthic Foraminifera. Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Benthic Foraminifera, Sendai, 1990 (Benthos ‘90). Tokai University Press, Japan, 245-248.

 

Conferences organised
2011 - 55th Palaeontological Association Annual Meeting, Plymouth University, UK (17-20 December 2011) - Organising Committee.
1997 - International Workshop on Agglutinated Foraminifera V (IWAF V), University of Plymouth, UK (6-11 September 1997) - Organising Committee.  

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