Neoichnology
2025 | Scott Melnyk, Cody N. Lazowski, Shahin E. Dashtgard, Murray K. Gingras
Intertidal environments are highly dynamic and exhibit both regular and periodic fluctuations in environmental parameters. The interplay of these parameters controls the distribution and abundance of infaunal organisms resulting in sporadic bioturbation distributions that are well‐documented but not fully understood. This study investigates topographic controls on infaunal distribution sat East Beach in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada…
2022 | Scott Melnyk, Cody N. Lazowski, Murray K. Gingras
Shorebirds produce a range of biogenic sedimentary structures related to their feeding behaviors, the most common of which are probing behaviors that result in morphologically simple impressions or indentations on the surface of a sedimentary substrate. Here we describe an unusual biodeformational structure made by a feeding gull (Larus sp.) produced as the tracemaker kneaded the sediment by moving its feet back and….
2022 | Scott Melnyk, Anders Cowper, John-Paul Zonneveld, Murray K. Gingras
Low-altitude drone photogrammetry is a technique that allows for the construction of surface orthomosaics and elevation models. Despite being used for a wide range of geological applications, these types of datasets have not yet been explored from a neoichnological perspective. This study uses three examples of tidal flats from the Bay of Fundy to demonstrate the usefulness of 3D photogrammetry in the collection of high-resolution…