Does coordinated stasis yield taxonomic and ecologic stability?: Middle Devonian Hamilton Group of central New York

Nicole Bonuso; Cathryn R. Newton; James C. Brower; Linda C. Ivany

doi:10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2

Does coordinated stasis yield taxonomic and ecologic stability? Middle Devonian Hamilton Group of central New York

Nicole Bonuso, Cathryn R. Newton, James C. Brower, Linda C. Ivany

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

27 Scopus citations

Abstract

Statistical tests of coordinated stasis within the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group demonstrate significant temporal changes in taxonomic composition and ecological structure of the macrofauna throughout a 5-6 m.y. time span. The analysis, based upon a collection of >38,000 specimens obtained over a 20 yr period from the Hamilton Group of central New York, used highly controlled sampling techniques, applied within a single, well-defined lithofacies. Assemblages were tested for stability through time, as would be predicted by the model of coordinated stasis. Our results reveal that within at least one major Hamilton environment, taxonomic and ecological stability are not statistically significant and therefore do not support the hypothesis of coordinated stasis.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1055-1058
Number of pages	4
Journal	Geology
Volume	30
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2
State	Published - Dec 2002

Keywords

Coordinated stasis
Hamilton Group
Middle Devonian
Paleoecology
Statistics

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geology

Access to Document

10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2

Cite this

@article{de5164abfa1a4006833cf227df64791e,

title = "Does coordinated stasis yield taxonomic and ecologic stability?: Middle Devonian Hamilton Group of central New York",

abstract = "Statistical tests of coordinated stasis within the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group demonstrate significant temporal changes in taxonomic composition and ecological structure of the macrofauna throughout a 5-6 m.y. time span. The analysis, based upon a collection of >38,000 specimens obtained over a 20 yr period from the Hamilton Group of central New York, used highly controlled sampling techniques, applied within a single, well-defined lithofacies. Assemblages were tested for stability through time, as would be predicted by the model of coordinated stasis. Our results reveal that within at least one major Hamilton environment, taxonomic and ecological stability are not statistically significant and therefore do not support the hypothesis of coordinated stasis.",

keywords = "Coordinated stasis, Hamilton Group, Middle Devonian, Paleoecology, Statistics",

author = "Nicole Bonuso and Newton, {Cathryn R.} and Brower, {James C.} and Ivany, {Linda C.}",

year = "2002",

month = dec,

doi = "10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "30",

pages = "1055--1058",

journal = "Geology",

issn = "0091-7613",

publisher = "Geological Society of America",

number = "12",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Does coordinated stasis yield taxonomic and ecologic stability?

T2 - Middle Devonian Hamilton Group of central New York

AU - Bonuso, Nicole

AU - Newton, Cathryn R.

AU - Brower, James C.

AU - Ivany, Linda C.

PY - 2002/12

Y1 - 2002/12

N2 - Statistical tests of coordinated stasis within the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group demonstrate significant temporal changes in taxonomic composition and ecological structure of the macrofauna throughout a 5-6 m.y. time span. The analysis, based upon a collection of >38,000 specimens obtained over a 20 yr period from the Hamilton Group of central New York, used highly controlled sampling techniques, applied within a single, well-defined lithofacies. Assemblages were tested for stability through time, as would be predicted by the model of coordinated stasis. Our results reveal that within at least one major Hamilton environment, taxonomic and ecological stability are not statistically significant and therefore do not support the hypothesis of coordinated stasis.

AB - Statistical tests of coordinated stasis within the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group demonstrate significant temporal changes in taxonomic composition and ecological structure of the macrofauna throughout a 5-6 m.y. time span. The analysis, based upon a collection of >38,000 specimens obtained over a 20 yr period from the Hamilton Group of central New York, used highly controlled sampling techniques, applied within a single, well-defined lithofacies. Assemblages were tested for stability through time, as would be predicted by the model of coordinated stasis. Our results reveal that within at least one major Hamilton environment, taxonomic and ecological stability are not statistically significant and therefore do not support the hypothesis of coordinated stasis.

KW - Coordinated stasis

KW - Hamilton Group

KW - Middle Devonian

KW - Paleoecology

KW - Statistics

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0036966056&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0036966056&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2

DO - 10.1130/0091-7613(2002)030<1055:DCSYTA>2.0.CO;2

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0036966056

SN - 0091-7613

VL - 30

SP - 1055

EP - 1058

JO - Geology

JF - Geology

IS - 12

ER -