A new ecological-severity ranking of major Phanerozoic biodiversity crises

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 370, Issue , 2013, Pages 260-270

  McGhee, George R ^a   Clapham, Matthew E ^b   Sheehan, Peter M ^c   Bottjer, David J ^d   Droser, Mary L ^e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity crisis; Ecosystem evolution; Glaciation; Invasive species; Mass extinction; Volcanism

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; GLACIATION; HABITAT LOSS; HOMOGENEITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOECOLOGY; PHANEROZOIC; TAXONOMY; VOLCANISM;

EID: 84872595588     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2012.12.019     Document Type: Article

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