{"product_id":"terrestrial-ecosystems-through-time-evolutionary-paleoecology-of-terrestrial-plants-and-animals-paperback","title":"Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary Paleoecology of Terrestrial Plants and Animals - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna K. Behrensmeyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreathtaking in scope, this is the first survey of the entire\u003cbr\u003e ecological history of life on land-from the earliest traces\u003cbr\u003e of terrestrial organisms over 400 million years ago to the\u003cbr\u003e beginning of human agriculture. By providing myriad insights\u003cbr\u003e into the unique ecological information contained in the\u003cbr\u003e fossil record, it establishes a new and ambitious basis for\u003cbr\u003e the study of evolutionary paleoecology of land ecosystems. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A joint undertaking of the Evolution of Terrestrial\u003cbr\u003e Ecosystems Consortium at the National Museum of Natural\u003cbr\u003e History, Smithsonian Institution, and twenty-six additional\u003cbr\u003e researchers, this book begins with four chapters that lay out\u003cbr\u003e the theoretical background and methodology of the science of\u003cbr\u003e evolutionary paleoecology. Included are a comprehensive\u003cbr\u003e review of the taphonomy and paleoenvironmental settings of\u003cbr\u003e fossil deposits as well as guidelines for developing\u003cbr\u003e ecological characterizations of extinct organisms and the\u003cbr\u003e communities in which they lived. The remaining three\u003cbr\u003e chapters treat the history of terrestrial ecosystems through\u003cbr\u003e geological time, emphasizing how ecological interactions have\u003cbr\u003e changed, the rate and tempo of ecosystem change, the role of\u003cbr\u003e exogenous \"forcing factors\" in generating ecological change, \u003cbr\u003e and the effect of ecological factors on the evolution of\u003cbr\u003e biological diversity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The six principal authors of this volume are all associated\u003cbr\u003e with the Evolution of Terrestrial Ecosystems program at the\u003cbr\u003e National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 588\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.96 x 6.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381637103865,"sku":"9780226041551","price":111.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/DUKBmPicLu9780226041551.webp?v=1784189416","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/terrestrial-ecosystems-through-time-evolutionary-paleoecology-of-terrestrial-plants-and-animals-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}