Time-averaged molluscan death assemblages: Palimpsests of richness, snapshots of abundance

Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 803-806

  Kidwell, Susan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Paleoecology; Taphonomy; Time resolution

Indexed keywords

MOLLUSCAN DEATH ASSEMBLAGES;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS;

GEOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; FOSSIL RECORD; MOLLUSC; PALEOECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAPHONOMY;

EID: 0036765073     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<0803:TAMDAP>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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