The value of paleoecology as an aid to monitoring ecosystems and landscapes, chiefly with reference to North America

Eville Gorham; Grace S. Brush; Lisa J. Graumlich; Michael L. Rosenzweig; Arthur H. Johnson

doi:10.1139/er-9-2-99

The value of paleoecology as an aid to monitoring ecosystems and landscapes, chiefly with reference to North America

Eville Gorham, Grace S. Brush, Lisa J. Graumlich, Michael L. Rosenzweig, Arthur H. Johnson

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Abstract

Paleoecological indicators are examined as to their accuracy in reconstructing past biotic communities and environmental conditions, their utility in answering important questions about such communities and conditions, and the temporal and spatial scales over which they are effective. Next, environmental problems susceptible of paleoecological analysis are considered, as are the ecosystem and landscape properties that can be inferred from such an analysis. The usefulness of paleoecology in anticipating ecological "surprises" is then discussed. Finally, a set of conclusions and recommendations is presented.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	99-126
Number of pages	28
Journal	Environmental Reviews
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1139/er-9-2-99
State	Published - 2001

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Ecosystem properties
Environmental problems
Surprise factor

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General Environmental Science

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