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Princeton's WordNet

  1. paleoecology, palaeoecologynoun

    the branch of ecology that studies ancient ecology

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  1. paleoecologynoun

    Reconstructing the ecosystems of the past.

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  1. Paleoecology

    Paleoecology (also spelled palaeoecology) is the study of interactions between organisms and/or interactions between organisms and their environments across geologic timescales. As a discipline, paleoecology interacts with, depends on and informs a variety of fields including paleontology, ecology, climatology and biology. Paleoecology emerged from the field of paleontology in the 1950s, though paleontologists have conducted paleoecological studies since the creation of paleontology in the 1700s and 1800s. Combining the investigative approach of searching for fossils with the theoretical approach of Charles Darwin and Alexander von Humboldt, paleoecology began as paleontologists began examining both the ancient organisms they discovered and the reconstructed environments in which they lived. Visual depictions of past marine and terrestrial communities have been considered an early form of paleoecology.

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  1. paleoecology

    Paleoecology is a branch of ecology that studies the interactions between ancient organisms and their environment, using data from fossils and other archaeological evidence to understand ecological principles and processes of the past. This field aids in the reconstruction of prehistoric environments and the understanding of how and why ecosystems have changed over time.

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  1. Paleoecology

    Paleoecology uses data from fossils and subfossils to reconstruct the ecosystems of the past. It involves the study of fossil organisms and their associated remains, including their life cycle, living interactions, natural environment, and manner of death and burial to reconstruct the paleoenvironment. The fossil record has been studied to try and clarify the relationship animals have to their environment, in part to help understand the current state of biodiversity. A close link has been found between vertebrate taxonomic and ecological diversity, that is, the diversity of animals and the niches they occupy.

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    The numerical value of paleoecology in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

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    The numerical value of paleoecology in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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