Isotope paleobiology and paleoecology
By: convened by Richard D. Norris and Richard M. Corfield.
Contributors: Norris, Richard DeWitt.; Corfield, R. M.; Geological Society of America. Meeting
Series: The Paleontological Society papers,; v. 4
Publisher: Paleontological Society; printed [and distributed] by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Published: 1998
Place of publication: [Fayetteville, AR]; Pittsburgh, Pa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Isotope geology -- Congresses.; Paleobiology -- Congresses.; Paleoecology -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Presented as a Paleontological Society short course at the 110th annual meeting, Geological Society of America, Sunday, October 25, 1998, Toronto, Canada."--p. iv.
"October 1998."
Table of contents: title: So why should paleontologists care about geochemistry? / by Richard M. Corfield and Richard D. Norris.; title: Life history and stable isotope geochemistry of planktonic foraminifera / by Howard J. Spero.; title: Isotopic determination of growth and longevity in fossil and modern invertebrates / by Douglas S. Jones.; title: Recognition and macroevolutionary significance of photosymbiosis in molluscs, corals and foraminifera / by Richard D. Norris.; title: Isotope paleobiology of the vertebrates: ecology, physiology, and diagenesis / by Reese E. Barrick.; title: Stable isotopes and the study of evolution in planktonic foraminifera / by Paul Pearson.; title: Isotopic proxies for ecological collapse and recovery from mass extinctions / by Steve D'Hondt.; title: Isotopic inferences on early ecosystems / by Andrew H. Knoll and Donald E. Canfield.; title: Stratification and oxygen isotopes in the paleozoic: Is paleothermometry in hot water? / by Peter A. Allison, Rupert Ford and Richard Corfield.; title: Chemosynthesis and chemosymbiosis in the fossil record: detecting unusual communities using isotope geochemistry / by Emily A. CoBabe.