Ecological ranking of Phanerozoic biodiversity crises: Ecological and taxonomic severities are decoupled

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 211, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 289-297

  McGhee Jr , George R ^a   Sheehan, Peter M ^b   Bottjer, David J ^c   Droser, Mary L ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity crisis; Ecological replacement; Ecosystem evolution; Mass extinction

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MASS EXTINCTION; PHANEROZOIC; TAXONOMY;

EID: 4344568738     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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