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Paleoecology : past, present, and future / David J. Bottjer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, ©2016.Description: 222 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781118455845 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 560.45 23 B751
Contents:
1. Overview -- 2. Deep time and actualism in paleoecological reconstruction -- 3. Ecology, paleoecology, and evolutionary paleoecology -- 4. Taphonomy -- 5. Bioturbation and trace fossils -- 6. Microbial structures -- 7. Across the great divide: precambrian to phanerozoic paleoecology -- 8. Phanerozoic level bottom marine environments -- 9. Reefs, shell beds, cold seeps, and hydrothermal vents -- 10. Pelagic ecosystems -- 11. Terrestrial ecosystems -- 12. Ecological change through time -- 13. Ecological consequences of mass extinctions -- 14. Conservation paleoecology.
Summary: Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Overview --
2. Deep time and actualism in paleoecological reconstruction --
3. Ecology, paleoecology, and evolutionary paleoecology --
4. Taphonomy --
5. Bioturbation and trace fossils --
6. Microbial structures --
7. Across the great divide: precambrian to phanerozoic paleoecology --
8. Phanerozoic level bottom marine environments --
9. Reefs, shell beds, cold seeps, and hydrothermal vents --
10. Pelagic ecosystems --
11. Terrestrial ecosystems --
12. Ecological change through time --
13. Ecological consequences of mass extinctions --
14. Conservation paleoecology.

Paleoecology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time.

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