@misc{10481/99324,
year = {2018},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/99324},
abstract = {Ichnological studies have become popular during the last decades, particularly those associated with the development
of two major concepts —the ichnofacies model and ichnofabric approach. They have driven ichnology
into diverse fields of Earth Sciences, including paleoecology, sedimentology, paleoceanography and basin
analysis, as well as applied fields for the oil and gas industry and aquifer characterization. Whereas early ichnological
analyses focused on outcrops, later the number of ichnological studies on well cores increased noticeably.
Still, ichnological research on cores is hampered by certain limitations (i.e., mainly narrow exposed
surface), and the characterization of ichnological properties is complicated when cores are involved. To facilitate
ichnological analysis in cores from modern deposits, several techniques (among them, X-rays, magnetic resonance
and computed tomography) have been used. With the development of computer software, a new high
resolution image treatment has emerged as a powerful tool in different branches of ichnological studies, especially
for cores from modern marine deposits. Because applications are numerous and perhaps not familiar to all
the scientific community, this paper provides an overview of the usefulness of image treatment in ichnological
analysis, its first steps and subsequent development, the novel techniques most recently used in the study of
cores from modern marine deposits, and some challenges for future research.},
organization = {Funding for this research was provided by Project CGL2015-66835-P (Secretaría de Estado de I +D + I, Spain), Research Group RNM-178 (Junta de Andalucía), and Scientific Excellence Unit UCE-2016-05 (Universidad de Granada). The research of JD was financed with a post-doctoral grant supported by the University of Granada.},
publisher = {elsevier},
keywords = {High-resolution digital image, Ichnology, Core, Outcrop, Ichnofabric, Penetrative method},
title = {High-resolution image treatment in ichnological core analysis: Initial steps, advances and prospects},
doi = {10.1016/j.earscirev.2017.11.020},
author = {Dorador Rodríguez, Javier and Rodríguez Tovar, Francisco J.},
}