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Biological bulldozers and the evolution of marine benthic communities
Thayer, C.W. (1979). Biological bulldozers and the evolution of marine benthic communities. Science (Wash.) 203(4379): 458-461. https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.203.4379.458
In: Science (Washington). American Association for the Advancement of Science: New York, N.Y. ISSN 0036-8075; e-ISSN 1095-9203, more
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  • Thayer, C.W.
Abstract
    During the Phanerozoic, the diversity of immobile suspension feeders living on the surface of soft substrata (ISOSS) declined significantly. Immobile taxa on hard surfaces and mobile taxa diversified. Extinction rates of ISOSS were significantly greater than in other benthos. These changes in the structure of benthic communities are attributed to increased biological disturbance of the sediment (bioturbation) by diversifying deposit feeders.
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