Evidence for decoupling of relative abundance and biodiversity of marine organisms in initial stage of GOBE: A preliminary study on lower ordovician shellbeds of South China

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 44-48

  Liu, Jianbo ^a,b   Yoichi, Ezaki ^c   Natsuko, Adachi ^a   Zhan, Renbin ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Peking University   (China)

^c Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^d NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORDOVICIAN; PALEOECOLOGY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHELL BED;

CHINA;

EID: 79551552315     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-010-0166-1     Document Type: Article

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