Molluscan Taphonomy as a Proxy for Recognizing Fossil Seagrass Beds

Seagrass beds, important marine ecosystems both economically and environmentally, have a poor fossil record. As a result, little is known about the geographic distribution of seagrasses over historic and geologic time, or their abundance when unaltered by anthropogenic effects. The purpose of this...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leonard-Pingel, Jill Suzanne
Other Authors: John Wrenn
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05272005-104315/