Counting taxonomic richness from discrete biochronozones of unknown duration: A simulation

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 202, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 181-208

  Escarguel, Gilles ^a   Bucher, Hugo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphic completeness; Extinction intensity; Maximal association zones; Monte Carlo simulation; Taxonomic longevity; Taxonomic richness

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; EXTINCTION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SPECIES RICHNESS; TAXONOMY;

EID: 0347931628     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00630-8     Document Type: Article

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