| Description |
xi, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
1. An introduction to reefs -- 2. The recognition of ancient reefs -- 3. The record: ancient reef ecologies -- 4. The role of physicochemical change -- 5. Mass extinctions: collapse and recovery -- 6. Life on a substrate: trends in form and function -- 7. The rise of biological disturbance -- 8. Photosymbiosis: access to a new metabolic capability -- App. Geological timescale |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [334]-392) and index |
| Subject |
Animal communities.
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Paleontology.
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Reef ecology.
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Reefs.
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| LC no. |
98045212 |
| ISBN |
0198549997 (hbk) |
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0198577842 (paperback) |
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