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By: Patrick J Brenchley and David A T Harper
402 pages, 30 b/w photos, 153 line illus
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Provides a theoretical background to palaeoecological concepts and shows how the discipline can be applied in the field, with some emphasis on quantitative techniques.
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Factors controlling the distribution of species. Taxonomic uniformitarianism. Shell morphology. Trace fossils. Taphonomy. Principles of community palaeoecology. Pre-cambrian and cambrian bennthic communities. Palaeozoic communities. Mesozoic communities. Tertiary to recent communities. Palaeobiogeography.
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Textbook
By: Patrick J Brenchley and David A T Harper
402 pages, 30 b/w photos, 153 line illus