The Ordovician biodiversification: Setting an agenda for marine life

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 232, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 148-166

  Harper, David A T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Ordovician; Palaeobiogeography; Palaeoecology

Indexed keywords

BIOTA; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORDOVICIAN;

EID: 33644854986     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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