Paleontology in ecology and conservation
By: Julien Louys, editor
Series: Springer earth system sciences; Springer earth system sciences
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
ISBN-13: 9783642250378; 9783642250385
Subjects: Conservation biology; Biotic communities; Evolutionary paleoecology; Climatic changes; Paleontology
Description: The fossil record contains unique long-term insights into how ecosystems form and function which cannot be determined simply by examining modern systems. It also provides a record of endangered species through time, which allow us to make conservation decisions based on thousands to millions of years of information. The aim of this book is to demonstrate how palaeontological data has been or could be incorporated into ecological or conservation scientific studies. This book will be written by palaeontologists for modern ecologists and conservation scientists. Manuscripts will fall into one (or a combination) of four broad categories: case studies, review articles, practical considerations and future directions. This book will serve as both a ‘how to guide’ and provide the current state of knowledge for this type of research. It will highlight the unique and critical insights that can be gained by the inclusion of palaeontological data into modern ecological or conservation studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Paleontology and ecology : their common origins and later split / David M. Wilkinson; title: Ecology needs a paleontological perspective / Julien Louys, David M. Wilkinson, and Laura C. Bishop; title: Reconciling scale in paleontological and neontological data : dimensions of time, space, and taxonomy / J. Bret Bennington and Myla F.J. Aronson; title: Building links between ecology and paleontology using taphonomic studies of recent vertebrate communities / Anna K. Behrensmeyer and Joshua H. Miller; title: Paleoecology in an era of climate change : how the past can provide insights into the future / Melissa I. Pardi and Felisa A. Smith; title: The ecology of morphology : the ecometrics of locomotion and macroenvironment in North American snakes / A. Michelle Lawing, Jason J. Head, and P. David Polly; title: Biodiversity, paleozoology, and conservation biology / R. Lee Lyman; title: Long-term trends in lineage 'health' of the Australian koala (Mammalia, Phascolarctidae) : using paleo-diversity to prioritize species for conservation / Gilbert J. Price; title: The past and future of the mammoth steppe ecosystem / Sergey A. Zimov, N.S. Zimov, and F.S. Chapin III; title: The future of mammals in Southeast Asia : conservation insights from the fossil record / Julien Louys; title: Conservation implications of fossil roan antelope (Hippotragus equinus) in southern Africa's Cape Floristic region / J. Tyler Faith; title: Paleoecology and conservation paleobiology : future directions / Julien Louys.