Brett, 2003

Durophagous Predation in Paleozoic Marine Benthic Assemblages

Brett, C. E.

DOI	10.1007/978-1-4615-0161-9_18
Aasta	2003
Raamat	Predator—Prey Interactions in the Fossil Record. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 20
Toimetaja(d)	Kelley P. H., Kowalewski, M., Hansen T. A.
Kirjastus	Springer New York
Kirjastuse koht	New York
Kuulub kogumikku	Kelley et al., 2003 (eds)
Leheküljed	401-432
Tüüp	artikkel kogumikus
Keel	inglise
Id	10422

Abstrakt

Fossil evidence of biotic interactions is of considerable importance in understanding broad-scale evolutionary patterns and has long attracted the interest of paleontologists (Clarke, 1921; Moodie, 1923; for exhaustive compendium see Boucot, 1990). Although it is notoriously difficult to document with fossils, predation is ubiquitous in modern communities and often of fundamental importance in controlling the abundance and diversity of organisms in marine environments (e.g., Paine, 1969).