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Author:   David J. Bottjer (University of Southern California)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 18.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9781118455845

ISBN 10:   1118455843
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   12 April 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface vii 1 Overview 1 2 Deep time and actualism in paleoecological reconstruction 10 3 Ecology, paleoecology, and evolutionary paleoecology 17 4 Taphonomy 33 5 Bioturbation and trace fossils 52 6 Microbial structures 64 7 Across the great divide: Precambrian to Phanerozoic paleoecology 76 8 Phanerozoic level-bottom marine environments 95 9 Reefs, shell beds, cold seeps, and hydrothermal vents 114 10 Pelagic ecosystems 128 11 Terrestrial ecosystems 139 12 Ecological change through time 153 13 Ecological consequences of mass extinctions 175 14 Conservation paleoecology 203 Index 217 Color plate pages fall between pp. 1 and 42

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DAVID J. BOTTJER is Professor of Earth Sciences, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Studies at the University of Southern California. He is a Fellow of The Paleontological Society, the Geological Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and is an Editor-in-Chief for the journal, Palaeogeogaphy, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. In 2014 he was awarded the Raymond C. Moore Medal for excellence in paleontology by the SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology.

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