Paleozoology and paleoenvironments : fundamentals, assumptions, techniques
| 1. Verfasser: |
Faith, J. Tyler
, [VerfasserIn]
Lyman, R. Lee , [VerfasserIn] |
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY :
Cambridge University Press,
2019.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xv, 398 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Why a book on paleoenvironmental reconstruction from faunal remains?
- Fundamentals of ecology and biogeography
- Analytical assumptions
- Background of select paleozoological samples
- Environmental reconstructions based on the presence/absence of taxa
- Environmental reconstruction based on taxonomic abundances
- Taxon-free techniques
- Environmental inferences based on taxonomic diversity
- Transfer functions and quantitative paleoenvironmental reconstruction
- Size clines as paleoenvironmental indicators
- Some final thoughts.
