Mammalian Paleoecology: Using the Past to Study the Present
Author:   Felisa A. Smith (Professor, University of New Mexico)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421441405


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 November 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Felisa A. Smith (Professor, University of New Mexico)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.726kg
ISBN:  

9781421441405


ISBN 10:   1421441403
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   23 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction Part I: General Principles of Paleoecology 2. Old Bones, footprints and trace evidence of life 3. Taphonomy -putting the dead to work 4. Determining age and context Part II: Characterizing the ecology of fossil organisms 5. On being the right size 6. Show me your teeth and I will tell you what you are 7. Stable isotopes and the reconstruction of mammalian movement, diet and trophic relationships 8. Non-traditional 'fossils' 9. Reconstructing past climate Part III: Using paleoecology to understand the present 10. The past as prologue: the importance of a deeper temporal perspective in climate change research 11. Biodiversity on Earth Index

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This book is a neatly crafted package that gives the reader all the required background knowledge, while its case studies make for fascinating reading. * Inquisitive Biologist *


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Felisa A. Smith is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of New Mexico and a Fellow of the Paleontology Society. She is the coeditor of Animal Body Size: Linking Pattern and Process across Space, Time, and Taxonomic Group and Foundations of Macroecology: Classic Papers with Commentaries.

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