Ecology of coordinated stasis

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 127, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 177-190

  Meller III, William ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biofacies; ecosystems; hierarchy; paleoecology; stability; stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

COORDINATED STASIS; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; PALAEOECOLOGY; STABILITY;

EID: 0030595817     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(96)00094-6     Document Type: Article

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