Experimental taphonomy of a decapod crustacean: Long-term data and their implications

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 312, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 350-362

  Krause, Richard A ^a   Parsons Hubbard, Karla ^b   Walker, Sally E ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callinectes sapidus; Crab; Crustacea; NMDS; Null model; Paleoecology; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

BRINE; CRUSTACEAN; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL RECORD; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; PALEOECOLOGY; SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACE; SPECIMEN BANK; TAPHONOMY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PORTUNOIDEA;

EID: 83055188486     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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