Extinction of a fast-growing oyster and changing ocean circulation in Pliocene tropical America

Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1025-1028

  Kirby, Michael X ^a,b   Jackson, Jeremy B C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Central America seaway; Crassostrea; Growth rate; Oyster; Paleoproductivity

Indexed keywords

OCEAN CIRCULATION; PLANKTONS; CENTRAL AMERICAN SEAWAY; CRASSOSTREA; CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OYSTER; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PLANKTONIC PRODUCTIVITIES; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBONATES; PLANTS (BOTANY); GROWTH RATE; MOLLUSCS; PRODUCTIVITY; SHELLFISH; TROPICS;

OCEAN CURRENTS; OCEANOGRAPHY;

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; EXTINCTION; GROWTH RATE; MIOCENE; OCEANIC CIRCULATION; PALEOCEANOGRAPHY; PALEOPRODUCTIVITY; PLIOCENE; ABUNDANCE; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CARBONATE; HOLOCENE; MOLLUSC; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; QUATERNARY; SHELL; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN SEA; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 11044223828     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G21039.1     Document Type: Article

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