Comparing the geological and fossil records : implications for biodiversity studies / edited by A.J. McGowan and A.B. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McGowan, Alistair.

Smith, Andrew B.

Geological Society of London

Series:

Geological Society special publication ; no. 358.

Geological Society special publication ; no. 358

Language:

Undetermined

Subjects (All):

Paleobiology.

Biodiversity.

Geology.

Fossils.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).

Place of Publication:

London : Geological Society, 2011.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The past decade has witnessed a major revival in attempts to separate biodiversity signals from biases imposed by sampling and the architecture of the rock record. Here palaeobiologists with widely differing approaches and interests explore the problems of extracting reliable information on biodiversity change from an imperfect geological record. Topics covered range from the application of information-theoretic approaches that identify directional causal relationships to an in-depth study of how geological biases could influence our understanding of dinosaur evolution.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781862399419

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.