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A comparison of diversity and trophic nuclei of live and dead molluscan faunas from the Essex Chenier Plain, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2016

David D. J. Antia
David D. J. Antia*
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, The University; Glasgow, G12 8QQ, Scotland
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Abstract

The rarefaction graphs and trophic nuclei of dead molluscan shell cumulates and their associated live molluscan fauna from seven ‘ecological’ habitats in the Essex Chenier Plain facies are examined and compared. The results show that while the trophic nuclei of the live and dead faunas tend to be dissimilar, the rarefaction graphs indicate that the dead fauna will be more diverse than the live, though changes in the diversity of the live fauna tend to be mirrored in the dead fauna.

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Research Article
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Paleobiology , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , Fall 1977 , pp. 404 - 414
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Copyright © The Paleontological Society 

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