04144cam a2200673 i 4500 ocn921141535 OCoLC 20171024094751.0 m o d cr ||||||||||| 150911s2016 enk ob 001 0 eng 2015035892 9781118455814 (epub) 1118455819 (epub) 9781118455821 (pdf) 1118455827 (pdf) 9781118455869 (cloth) 9781118455838 1118455835 111845586X (cloth) 9781118455869 (cloth) 9781118455845 (pbk.) 1118455843 (pbk.) EB00666264 Recorded Books DEBBG BV043738061 (OCoLC)921141535 (OCoLC)946168104 DLC eng rda DLC YDX OCLCF N$T YDXCP IDEBK DG1 RECBK EBLCP CDX COO DEBBG KSU CCO pcc MAIN QE720 NAT 007000 bisacsh NAT 015000 bisacsh SCI 054000 bisacsh 560/.45 23 Bottjer, David J. Paleoecology : past, present, and future / David J. Bottjer. [electronic resource] Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley, 2016. 1 online resource. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Overview -- Deep time and actualism in paleoecological reconstruction -- Ecology, paleoecology, and evolutionary paleoecology -- Taphonomy -- Bioturbation and trace fossils -- Microbial structures -- Across the great divide: precambrian to phanerozoic paleoecology -- Phanerozoic level bottom marine environments -- Reefs, shell beds, cold seeps, and hydrothermal vents -- Pelagic ecosystems -- Terrestrial ecosystems -- Ecological change through time -- Ecological consequences of mass extinctions -- Conservation paleoecology. Paleucology is a discipline that uses evidence from fossils to provide an understanding of ancient environments and the ecological history of life through geological time. This text covers the fundamental approaches that have provided the foundation for present paleucological understanding, and outlines new research areas in paleucology for managing future environmental and ecological change. Topics include the use of actualism in paleucology, development of paleucological models for paleunvironmental reconstruction, taphonomy and exceptional fossil preservation, evolutionary paleucology and ecological change through time, and conservation paleucology. Data from studies of invertebrates, vertebrates, plants and microfossils, with added emphasis on bioturbation and microbial sedimentary structures, are discussed. Examples from marine and terrestrial environments are covered, with a particular focus on periods of great ecological change, such as the Precambrian-Cambrian transition and intervals of mass extinction. Readership: This book is designed for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students in the earth and biological sciences, as well as researchers and applied scientists in a range of related disciplines. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Paleoecology. Ecology. Global environmental change. Ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst00901476 Global environmental change. fast (OCoLC)fst00943478 Paleoecology. fast (OCoLC)fst01051384 NATURE / Animals / Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures bisacsh NATURE / Fossils bisacsh SCIENCE / Paleontology bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Bottjer, David J. Paleoecology Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2016 9781118455869 (DLC) 2015034607 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118455838 Wiley Online Library ddc BK 208171 208171