Methods in Paleoecology -

Methods in Paleoecology

Reconstructing Cenozoic Terrestrial Environments and Ecological Communities
Buch | Hardcover
XVI, 410 Seiten
2018 | 1st ed. 2018
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-94264-3 (ISBN)
128,39 inkl. MwSt

This volume focuses on the reconstruction of past ecosystems and provides a comprehensive review of current techniques and their application in exemplar studies. The 18 chapters address a wide variety of topics that span vertebrate paleobiology and paleoecology (body mass, postcranial functional morphology, evolutionary dental morphology, microwear and mesowear, ecomorphology, mammal community structure analysis), contextual paleoenvironmental studies (paleosols and sedimentology, ichnofossils, pollen, phytoliths, plant macrofossils), and special techniques (bone microstructure, biomineral isotopes, inorganic isotopes, 3-D morphometrics, and ecometric modeling). A final chapter discusses how to integrate results of these studies with taphonomic data in order to more accurately characterize an ancient ecosystem.

Current investigators, advanced undergraduates, and graduate students interested in the field of paleoecology will find this book immensely useful. The length and structure of the volume also makes it suitable for teaching a college-level course on reconstructing Cenozoic ecosystems.

Dr. Darin A. Croft is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy at the Case School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Scott Simpson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anatomy at the Case School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Denise F. Su is the Curator and Head of Paleobotany and Paleoecology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.

1 Introduction to Paleoecological Reconstruction Darin A. Croft, Denise F. Su, and Scott W. Simpson.- 2 Estimation of Body Size in Fossil Mammals Samantha S.B. Hopkins.- 3 Functional Morphology of the Postcranial Skeleton Rachel H. Dunn.- 4 Evolutionary Dental Morphology Alistair R. Evans and Silvia Pineda-Munoz.- 5 Using Dental Mesowear and Microwear for Dietary Inference: A Review of Current Techniques and Applications Jeremy L. Green and Darin A. Croft.- 6 Permanent Record: The Use of Dental and Bone Microstructure to Assess Life History Evolution and Ecology Russell Hogg.- 7 Isotopic Ecology from Biominerals Pennilyn Higgins.- 8 Reconstructing Terrestrial Paleoenvironments Using Sedimentary Organic Biomarkers Melissa A. Berke.- 9 Paleopedology as a Tool for Reconstructing Paleoenvironments and Paleoecology Emily J. Beverly, William E. Lukens, and Gary E. Stinchcomb.- 10 The Role of Continental Trace Fossils in Cenozoic Paleoenvironmental and Paleoecological Reconstructions Daniel Hembree.- 11 Fossil Pollen and Spores in Paleoecology Luke Mander and Surangi W. Punyasena.- 12 Phytoliths in Paleoecology: Analytical Considerations, Current Use, and Future Directions Caroline A.E. Strömberg, Regan E. Dunn, Camilla Crifò, and Elisha B. Harris.- 13 Reconstructing Paleoclimate and Paleoecology Using Fossil Leaves Daniel J. Peppe, Aly Baumgartner, Andrew Flynn, and Benjamin Blonder.- 14 Three-Dimensional Geometric Morphometrics in Paleoecology Sabrina C. Curran.- 15 Ecomorphology W. Andrew Barr.- 16 Mammal Community Structure Analysis Kris Kovarovic, Denise F. Su, and Kari Lintulaakso.- 17 Ecometrics: A Trait-based Approach to Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction Wesley A. Vermillion, P. David Polly, Jason J. Head, Jussi T. Eronen, and A. Michelle Lawing.- 18 Summary and Synthesis Denise F. Su and Darin A. Croft.


Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Zusatzinfo XVI, 410 p. 104 illus., 51 illus. in color.
Verlagsort Cham
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 279 mm
Gewicht 1344 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Schlagworte 3D orphometrics in paleoecology • body mass reconstruction in fossils • dental mesowear and microwear analysis • Ecomorphology • function of postcranial skeleton • isotopes from biominerals • paleoecological reconstruction • phytolith analysis in deep time • Quantitative Geology • reconstructing cenozoic terrestrial environments • trace fossils in paleoenvironmental reconstruction • trace fossils in paleoenvironmental reconstructions
ISBN-10 3-319-94264-6 / 3319942646
ISBN-13 978-3-319-94264-3 / 9783319942643
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