Paleontology in Ecology and Conservation

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Louys, Julien (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012.
• Σειρά: Springer Earth System Sciences
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Paleontology.; Geobiology.; Ecology.; Conservation biology.; Earth Sciences.; Biogeosciences.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.