1. OCEAN ECOSYSTEM TRANSFORMATION CAUSED BY RAPID WARMING AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE PLEISTOCENE CARIACO BASIN (MIS 9-7) Open Access Author: Rizzo, Adriana Title: OCEAN ECOSYSTEM TRANSFORMATION CAUSED BY RAPID WARMING AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE PLEISTOCENE CARIACO BASIN (MIS 9-7) Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: paleoceanographycoccolithophoresphytoplanktonpaleoecologyorganic geochemistryPleistoceneClimate Changeharmful algae bloomproductivitysea levelITCZCariaco BasinmicropaleontologyUK37nutrientsEmiliania huxleyiFlorisphaera profundadinoflagellatesMargalef's MandalaMIS 8 File: Download Rizzo_Thesis_PostDefense_tosubmit2.pdf Committee Members: Timothy Bralower, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member