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020			_a9783319942643
082			_a560.45 CRO
100			_aCroft, Darin A. (Ed.)
245			_aMethods in paleoecology: reconstructing cenozoic terrestrial environments and ecological communities
260			_aCham, Switzerland: _bSpringer, _c2018.
300			_axvi, 410p.: _bcol., ill., maps; hbk.: _c28cm.
440			_a Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology Series.
504			_aIncludes index.
520			_aThis 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. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-94265-0#bibliographic-information
650			_aAnimal Anatomy
650			_aArcheology
650			_aEnvironmental Geology
650			_aGeology - Statistical Method
650			_aMorphology (Animals)
650			_aZoology and Animal Science
700			_a Su, Denise F. _eCo-editor
700			_aSimpson, Scott W. _eCo-editor
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