The establishment of continental ecosystems

Nicholas John Minter; Luis Buatois; Gabriela Mángano; Neil Davies; Martin Gibling; Conrad Labandeira

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9600-2

The establishment of continental ecosystems

Nicholas John Minter, Luis Buatois, Gabriela Mángano, Neil Davies, Martin Gibling, Conrad Labandeira

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Abstract

The colonization of land was a major evolutionary transition. Following a protracted prelude to the terrestrial invasion during the Ediacaran to Ordovician, the remainder of the Paleozoic experienced an explosion of diversity and the expansion of benthic biotas into new environments through the creation of new niches. This expansion progressed from coastal settings into rivers, floodplains, deserts and lakes, as well as increasing colonization of infaunal ecospace. A pattern emerges in which colonization of a new environment is followed by rapid filling of available ecospace, after which animals establish new behavioral programmes. These programmes are represented initially by the creation of original architectural designs, and subsequently modified by a proliferation of ichnogenera representing variation upon these established themes. The overall pattern is consistent with the early burst model of diversification that has been identified for various animal and plant clades, wherein there is a decoupling as an initial expansion in disparity is followed by an increase in diversity.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The trace-fossil record of major evolutionary events
Subtitle of host publication	Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic
Editors	Gabriela Mángano, Luis Buatois
Publisher	Springer
Pages	205-324
Number of pages	120
Volume	39
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-017-9600-2
ISBN (Print)	978-94-017-9599-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9600-2
Publication status	Published - 6 Dec 2016

Publication series

Name	Topics in Geobiology
Publisher	Springer
Volume	39
ISSN (Print)	0275-0120

Keywords

ichnology
terrestrialisation
Paleozoic
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian
ecospace
ecosystem engineering

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10.1007/978-94-017-9600-2

http://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789401795999

2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)

The conceptual and methodological tools of ichnology
Minter, N. J., Buatois, L. & Mángano, G., 6 Dec 2016, The trace-fossil record of major evolutionary events: Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic. Mángano, G. & Buatois, L. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 39. p. 1-26 26 p. (Topics in Geobiology; vol. 39).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Open Access
The prelude to continental invasion
Minter, N. J., Buatois, L., Mángano, G., MacNaughton, R., Davies, N. & Gibling, M., 6 Dec 2016, The trace-fossil record of major evolutionary events: Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic. Mángano, G. & Buatois, L. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 39. p. 157-204 48 p. (Topics in Geobiology; vol. 39).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

Open Access

3 Finished

Carboniferous terrestrial bioturbating communities: their role in the global carbon and oxygen cycles
Minter, N. (PI)
1/04/13 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
Refining trace fossil models for the characterization of marginal-marine reservoirs: integration of ichnologic, sedimentologic and sequence-stratigraphic datasets
Buatois, L. (PI), Mángano, G. (CoI) & Minter, N. (CoI)
14/06/12 → 26/08/12
Project: Research
The evolution of animal behaviour, ecospace utilization and continental ecosystem engineering through the Palaeozoic
Minter, N. (PI)
13/09/10 → 12/09/11
Project: Research

1 Participation in conference

Fourth International Paleontological Congress: Symposium 2 - The invasion of land: when and where?
Minter, N. (Organiser)
28 Sept 2014 → 3 Oct 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

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Minter, N. J., Buatois, L., Mángano, G., Davies, N., Gibling, M., & Labandeira, C. (2016). The establishment of continental ecosystems. In G. Mángano, & L. Buatois (Eds.), The trace-fossil record of major evolutionary events: Volume 1: Precambrian and Paleozoic (Vol. 39, pp. 205-324). (Topics in Geobiology; Vol. 39). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9600-2

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The establishment of continental ecosystems

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Research output

The conceptual and methodological tools of ichnology

The prelude to continental invasion

Projects

Carboniferous terrestrial bioturbating communities: their role in the global carbon and oxygen cycles

Refining trace fossil models for the characterization of marginal-marine reservoirs: integration of ichnologic, sedimentologic and sequence-stratigraphic datasets

The evolution of animal behaviour, ecospace utilization and continental ecosystem engineering through the Palaeozoic

Activities

Fourth International Paleontological Congress: Symposium 2 - The invasion of land: when and where?

Cite this