A link in the chain of the Cambrian zooplankton: Bradoriid arthropods invade the water column

Geological Magazine

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 923-934

  Williams, Mark ^a   Vandenbroucke, Thijs R A ^b   Perrier, Vincent ^a,b   Siveter, David J ^a   Servais, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

biogeography; Bradoriida; Cambrian; marine ecosystems; zooplankton

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; TROPICS;

BIOGEOGRAPHY; BRADORIIDA; CAMBRIANS; CONTINENTAL SHELVES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION; LOW OXYGEN CONDITIONS; ZOOPLANKTON;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ABUNDANCE; ARTHROPOD; BIOGEOGRAPHY; CAMBRIAN; GONDWANA; LAURENTIA; LITHOFACIES; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; OSTRACOD; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; WATER COLUMN; ZOOPLANKTON;

SCANDINAVIA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPODA; BRADORIIDA; OSTRACODA; PHOSPHATOCOPIDA;

EID: 84938748911     PISSN: 00167568     EISSN: 14695081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0016756815000059     Document Type: Article

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