1st Edition
Palaeoecology Ecosystems, Environments and Evolution
432 Pages
by
CRC Press
432 Pages
by
CRC Press
432 Pages
by
CRC Press
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The first palaeoecology book to focus on evolutionary palaeoecology, in both marine and terrestrial environments. Discusses reconstruction of the past ecological world at population, community and biogeographic levels. A well-illustrated and substantial volume giving accessible coverage of the full range of subjects within palaeoecology. Reviews and summarises all the major mass extinctions.
Factors controlling the distribution of species. Taxonomic uniformitarianism. Shell morphology. Trace fossils. Taphonomy. Principles of community palaeoecology. Pre-cambrian and cambrian bennthic communities. Palaeozoic communities. Mesozoic communities. Tertiary to recent communities. Palaeobiogeography.
Biography
P.J. Brenchley