9. Ecology and Evolution of Cambrian Plankton

Butterfield, Nicholas J.

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9. Ecology and Evolution of Cambrian Plankton

Butterfield, Nicholas J.·2000·The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation

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The key innovation introduced by filter-feeding mesozooplankton may have acted as the trigger of the evolution of large-size metazoans and played a role in the final turnover from matgrounds to mixgrounds.
“The key innovation introduced by filter-feeding mesozooplankton may have not only acted as the trigger of the evolution of large-size metazoans [43,48], but also played a role in the final turnover from matgrounds to mixgrounds.”
From Decoupling of body-plan diversification and ecological structuring during the Ediacaran–Cambrian transition: evolutionary and geobiological feedbacks (2014) · cites this paper as [43]
By repacking unicellular phytoplankton as nutrient-rich larger particles, zooplankton provides a more concentrated and exploitable resource for the benthos.
“By repacking unicellular phytoplankton as nutrient-rich larger particles, zooplankton provides a more concentrated and exploitable resource for the benthos [43,48].”
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Bioturbation may have influenced the biomass of organisms, the expansion of aerobic bacteria, the rate of organic matter decomposition and the regeneration of nutrients vital for primary productivity, among other aspects.
“By being the primary determinant of oxygen concentration in the sediment, bioturbation may have also influenced the biomass of organisms, the expansion of aerobic bacteria, the rate of organic matter decomposition and the regeneration of nutrients vital for primary productivity, among other aspects [43-45].”
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Authors: Butterfield, N. J.
Corresponding author: Butterfield, Nicholas J.
ORCID: Butterfield, Nicholas J.
Venue: The Ecology of the Cambrian Radiation
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2000-12-31
Pages: 200-216
DOI: 10.7312/zhur10612-009
OpenAlex: W2523050481
Cited by: 77
References: 0
Citations by year: 2025: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 2
FWCI: 6.94
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Columbia University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Evolution and Paleontology Studies
Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Paleontology › Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology
Keywords: Cambrian, plankton, ecology, evolution, early animal evolution, microbial mats

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