Brenchley, Patrick J.

Palaeoecology: ecosystems, environments, and evolution/ Patrick J. Brenchley, David A.T. Harper. - London; New York: Chapman & Hall, 1998. - xxv, 402 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Investigating the history of the biosphere. Environmental controls on biotic distribution. Taphonomy. Adaptive morphology. Trace fossils. Fossils as environmental indicators. Populations and communities. Palaeobiogeography. Evolutionary palaeoecology of the marine biosphere. Fossil terrestrial ecosystems. Index.

0412434504


Paleoecology.

560.45 / BRE/P