Coral associations and their value for paleontological research

• Autorzy: Kuhlmann D.H.H.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

When describing fossil reef facies, one often speaks of coral communities when several species are found in the same layer. The term "organism community" is of a very general nature and embraces co-incidental or necessary, permanent or temporary associations of organisms. Lately it is being linked to paleoecological statements more often (Paporte 1977), which gives it a sociological and ecological meaning. This is theoretically justified, because only differentiated ecological factors lead to typical coral communities being formed. However, such coral communities are not co-incidental, but regulated by certain laws of environmental conditions, they are not temporary, but permanent phenomena; particularly when environmental conditions are reconstructable and used for a description of the habitats, does it appear advisable to use the well-defined term "association".

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica
• Rocznik: 1980
• Tom: 25
• Numer: 3-4
• Opis fizyczny: p.459-466,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Kuhlmann D.H.H.

• Museum fur Naturkunde der Humboldt Universitat, Invalidenstrasse 43, Berlin, DDR

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