Early Angiosperm Ecology: Evidence from the Albian-Cenomanian of Europe Export

@article{citeulike:797408, abstract = {* Background and Aims The mid-Cretaceous is a period of sudden turnover from gymnosperm to angiosperm-dominated floras. The aim was to investigate the fossil plant ecology in order to follow the spread of angiosperm taxa. * Methods Floristic lists and localities from the latest Albian-Cenomanian of Europe are analysed with Wagner's Parsimony Method, a clustering method currently used in phylogeny (cladistics). * Key Results Wagner's Parsimony Method points out that (a) gymnosperms dominated brackish water-related environments while angiosperms dominated freshwater-related environments (e.g. swamps, floodplains, levees, channels), (b) angiosperms showed the highest diversity in stable, freshwater-related environments, (c) a single angiosperm, Diospyros' cretacea, is restricted to brackish water-related environments and (d) the families Lauraceae and Platanaceae were exclusive to disturbed, braided river environments, implying a opportunist strategy for early tree angiosperms. * Conclusions During the Mid-Cretaceous, European floras were characterized by (a) coastal gymnosperms, (b) highly diversified fluvial angiosperms and (c) the first European brackish water-related angiosperm. 10.1093/aob/mcl125}, author = {Coiffard, C. and Gomez, B. and Kvacek, J. and Thevenard, F.}, citeulike-article-id = {797408}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl125}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/98/3/495}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16790466}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16790466}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1093/aob/mcl125}, journal = {Ann Bot}, keywords = {angiosperm-origins, cretaceous, paleoecology}, month = {September}, number = {3}, pages = {495--502}, posted-at = {2006-08-11 20:41:03}, priority = {2}, title = {Early Angiosperm Ecology: Evidence from the Albian-Cenomanian of Europe}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl125}, volume = {98}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:797408 L3 - citeulike-article-id:797408 N2 - * Background and Aims The mid-Cretaceous is a period of sudden turnover from gymnosperm to angiosperm-dominated floras. The aim was to investigate the fossil plant ecology in order to follow the spread of angiosperm taxa. * Methods Floristic lists and localities from the latest Albian-Cenomanian of Europe are analysed with Wagner's Parsimony Method, a clustering method currently used in phylogeny (cladistics). * Key Results Wagner's Parsimony Method points out that (a) gymnosperms dominated brackish water-related environments while angiosperms dominated freshwater-related environments (e.g. swamps, floodplains, levees, channels), (b) angiosperms showed the highest diversity in stable, freshwater-related environments, (c) a single angiosperm, Diospyros' cretacea, is restricted to brackish water-related environments and (d) the families Lauraceae and Platanaceae were exclusive to disturbed, braided river environments, implying a opportunist strategy for early tree angiosperms. * Conclusions During the Mid-Cretaceous, European floras were characterized by (a) coastal gymnosperms, (b) highly diversified fluvial angiosperms and (c) the first European brackish water-related angiosperm. 10.1093/aob/mcl125 IS - 3 JF - Ann Bot EP - 502 TI - Early Angiosperm Ecology: Evidence from the Albian-Cenomanian of Europe VL - 98 SP - 495 KW - angiosperm-origins KW - cretaceous KW - paleoecology AU - Coiffard, C AU - Gomez, B AU - Kvacek, J AU - Thevenard, F PY - 2006/09/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl125 ER -