New approaches for reconstruction of the ecosystem of an Eocene amber forest

Analytical data on fauna of the beetles and flora of vascular plants from Baltic amber are given. The community of the amber forest is reconstructed on the basis of these data. It was a thermophilic, humidmixed forest similar to modern subtropical forests of Eastern and Southeastern Asia. The existi...

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Published in:Biology bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2016, Vol.43 (1), p.75-86
Main Authors: Alekseev, V. I, Alekseev, P. I
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
amber
Biochemistry
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cell Biology
Coleoptera
conifers
Ecology
ecosystems
fauna
flora
forests
Life Sciences
vascular plants
Zoology
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Summary:Analytical data on fauna of the beetles and flora of vascular plants from Baltic amber are given. The community of the amber forest is reconstructed on the basis of these data. It was a thermophilic, humidmixed forest similar to modern subtropical forests of Eastern and Southeastern Asia. The existing reconstructions representing this community as a mountain forest predominated by conifers are not confirmed.
ISSN:1062-3590
1608-3059
DOI:10.1134/S1062359016010027