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T142. Topics in Paleoecology: Predation/Biotic Interactions, Fidelity/Taphonomy, and Community Ecology/Whole Organism Paleoecology III

 
STAGE OF MATURITY AND FAUNAL COMPOSITION OF COLD METHANE SEEPS IN THE UPPER CRETACEOUS OF THE U.S. WESTERN INTERIOR BASIN
HANDLE, Kimberly C., Earth & Environmental Sciences, CUNY - Graduate Center & American Museum of Natural History, 365 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10016, khandle@gc.cuny.edu and LANDMAN, Neil H., Division of Paleontology (Invertebrates), American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024-5192
 
INTERANNUAL RESPONSES OF GLACIAL AND MODERN AGATHIS AUSTRALIS TO CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC [CO2] SINCE THE LAST GLACIAL MAXIMUM
GERHART, Laci, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Avenue, 8028 Haworth Hall, Lawrence, KS 66049, laci@ku.edu and WARD, Joy K., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, 1200 Sunnyside Ave, Room 2045, Lawrence, KS 66045
 
A TALE OF TWO CLIMATES: PREDICTING SPECIES' RESPONSES TO CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH TIME
SAUPE, Erin E., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045, eesaupe@ku.edu and MYERS, Corinne E., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
 
SPATIAL STRUCTURE: THE "FINAL FRONTIER" IN ECOLOGY, BIOGEOGRAPHY, AND EVOLUTION
MYERS, Corinne, Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, 120 Lindley Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045, cmyers@ku.edu and SAUPE, Erin E., Geology, University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd, Lindley Hall, Rm 120, Lawrence, KS 66045
 
DEVELOPMENT OF A SILURIAN (WENLOCK) BLASTOZOAN-DOMINATED ECHINODERM FAUNA IN THE CINCINNATI ARCH REGION: PALEOENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL OVER FAUNAL ANACHRONISMS
THOMKA, James R., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 500 Geology-Physics Building, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, thomkajr@mail.uc.edu, BRETT, Carlton E., Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0013, AUSICH, William I., School of Earth Sciences, The Ohio State University, 275 Mendenhall Lab, 125 S. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, SUMRALL, Colin D., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-1410, and MEYER, David L., Dept of Geology, Univ of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221
 
ESTABLISHING A “NEW NORMAL” IN THE EARLY AND MIDDLE TRIASSIC: NOVEL VIEWS ON MARINE COMMUNITY RECOVERY AFTER THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION
DINEEN, Ashley A., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, aadineen@uwm.edu, FRAISER, Margaret L., Department of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3209 N. Maryland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53201, and SHEEHAN, Peter M., Geology, Milwaukee Public Museum, 800 W. Wells St, Milwaukee, WI 53233
 
THE GOSAUSEE REEF (AUSTRIA): NEW INSIGHT INTO ECOLOGICAL ZONATION OF UPPER TRIASSIC (RHAETIAN) REEF COMMUNITIES
MARTINDALE, Rowan C.1, KRYSTYN, Leopold2, BOTTJER, David J.3, CORSETTI, Frank A.3, SENOWBARI-DARYAN, Baba4, and MARTINI, Rossana5, (1) Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, rmartind@usc.edu, (2) Institute of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Vienna, 1090, Austria, (3) Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, (4) GeoZentrum Nordbayern, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Loewenichstraße 28, Erlangen, D-91054, Germany, (5) Department of Geology and Paleontology, University of Geneva, Rue des Maraîchers, 13, Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
 
FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF SILICEOUS SPONGE IN EARLY ORDOVICIAN PATCH REEFS
HONG, Jongsun, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea, bulgeun@korea.ac.kr, CHOH, Suk-Joo, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul, 136-713, South Korea, and LEE, Dong-Jin, Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University, Andong, 760-749, South Korea
 
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ASSESSING SPECIES-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS AND PALAEOENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS BY MEANS OF SEDIMENTOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL (MOLLUSCS-OSTRACODS-FORAMINIFERS) SIGNALS
SCARPONI, Daniele, AMOROSI, Alessandro, VAIANI, Stefano, and ROSSI, Veronica, Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, University of Bologna, via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, daniele.scarponi@unibo.it
 
TAXONOMIC AND NUMERICAL SUFFICIENCY IN PALEOECOLOGY: A CASE STUDY FROM A MIOCENE MOLLUSCAN METACOMMUNITY OF THE CENTRAL PARATETHYS
ZUSCHIN, Martin1, MANDIC, Oleg2, and HARZHAUSER, Mathias2, (1) Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna, A-1090, Austria, martin.zuschin@univie.ac.at, (2) Geological-Paleontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, Vienna, 1010, Austria
 
WHAT DO ALL THESE NUMBERS MEAN? MULTIVARIATE GOODNESS-OF-FIT THRESHOLD FOR COMMUNITY SIMILARITY
FORCINO, Frank L. and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, forcino@ualberta.ca
 
QUANTITATIVE PALEOECOLOGICAL PATTERNS ACROSS LATE QUATERNARY TRANSGRESSIVE-REGRESSIVE CYCLES OF PO PLAIN, ITALY
WITTMER, Jacalyn M., Geosciences, Virginia Polytechnical Institute, 3052 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, wittmerj@vt.edu, DEXTER, Troy A., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85716, SCARPONI, Daniele, Earth Sciences, Univ of Bologna, via Zamboni 67, Bologna, 40126, Italy, and KOWALEWSKI, Michal, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611
 
MARINE COMMUNITY DYNAMICS THROUGH THE EARLY TOARCIAN (EARLY JURASSIC) GLOBAL WARMING EVENT
DANISE, Silvia1, TWITCHETT, Richard J.1, and LITTLE, Crispin T.S.2, (1) School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom, richard.twitchett@plymouth.ac.uk, (2) School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
 
SIGNIFICANCE OF PALEOCOMMUNITY ANALYSIS FOR INTERPRETING THE ECOLOGY AND GEOLOGY OF THE DEVONIAN WATERWAYS FORMATION, NORTHEASTERN ALBERTA, CANADA
SCHNEIDER, Chris L.1, FORCINO, Frank L.2, BARCLAY, Kristina2, and LEIGHTON, Lindsey R.2, (1) Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, chrislschneider@gmail.com, (2) Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
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