Übersicht			Auf mobile öffnen

Lieferstatus:	Auf Bestellung (Lieferzeit unbekannt)
Veröffentlichung:	November 2010
Genre:	Naturwissensch., Medizin, Technik
	B / Biogeography / Biogeosciences / Earth and Environmental Science / Earth System Sciences / Geobiology / paleontology
ISBN:	9789048173082
EAN-Code:	9789048173082
Verlag:	Springer Nature EN
Einband:	Kartoniert
Sprache:	English
Serie:	#27 - Topics in Geobiology
Dimensionen:	H 240 mm / B 160 mm / D
Gewicht:	520 gr
Seiten:	300
Illustration:	XXII, 300 p. 48 illus., 2 illus. in color., schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, farbige Illustrationen
Zus. Info:	Previously published in hardcover
Bewertung:	Titel bewerten / Meinung schreiben

Inhalt:

The Neoproterozoic Era (1000¿542 million years ago) is a geological period of dramatic climatic change and important evolutionary innovations. Repeated glaciations of unusual magnitude occurred throughout this tumultuous interval, and various eukaryotic clades independently achieved multicellularity, becoming more complex, abundant, and diverse at its termination. Animals made their first debut in the Neoproterozoic too. The intricate interaction among these geological and biological events is a centrepiece of Earth system history, and has been the focus of geobiological investigations in recent decades. The purpose of this volume is to present a sample of views and visions among some of the growing numbers of Neoproterozoic workers. The contributions represent a cross section of recent insights into the field of Neoproterozoic geobiology. Chapter One by Porter gives an up-- date review of Proterozoic heterotrophic eukaryotes, including fungi and various protists. Heterotrophs are key players in Phanerozoic ecosystems; indeed, most Phanerozoic paleontologists work on fossil heterotrophs. However, the fossil record of Proterozoic heterotrophs is extremely meagre.