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... PHILLIPS University of minois ABSTRACT Carboniferous coal-folllling swamps are an excellent system in which to evaluate the effects of regional to global climatic changes on ecosystem structure and dynamics. Stressful physical conditions restrict the access of most species, creating semiclosed conditions in which the signal-to-noise ratio should be high.
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  • carboniferous coal
  • species turnover
  • global climatic
  • ecomorphic themes


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