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Paleontology in Ecology and Conservation

The fossil record contains unique long-term insights into how ecosystems form and function which cannot be determined simply by examining modern systems. It also provides a record of endangered species through time, which allow us to make conservation decisions based on thousands to millions of year...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Louys, Julien (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Edición:1st ed. 2012.
Colección:Springer Earth System Sciences,
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Palaeontology and ecology - their common origins and later split
  • Ecology needs a palaeontological perspective
  • Reconciling Paleontological and Neontological Data: Issues of Scale, Taxonomy, and Taphonomy
  • Building links between ecology and palaeontology with taphonomic studies of recent vertebrate communities
  • Phylogeography and the fossil record.