The impact of lithification on the diversity, size distribution, and recovery dynamics of marine invertebrate assemblages

Geology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-118

  Sessa, Jocelyn A ^a   Patzkowsky, Mark E ^a   Bralower, Timothy J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS; CENOZOIC; COASTAL PLAIN; MARINE INVERTEBRATES; MARINE SEDIMENTS; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOGENE; RARE TAXA; SIZE CLASS; STUDY AREAS; TAXONOMIC RESOLUTION; UNDER-SAMPLING;

SUBMARINE GEOLOGY;

SEDIMENTOLOGY;

ABUNDANCE; CENOZOIC; CRETACEOUS; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; LITHIFICATION; MASS EXTINCTION; MOLLUSC; PALEOGENE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

GULF COASTAL PLAIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 60949096414     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: 00917613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/G25286A.1     Document Type: Article

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