caa a22 4500 445300213 CHVBK 20180317142555.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20100301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11430-009-0191-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11430-009-0191-z Principal aspects of the Ordovician biotic radiation [Elektronische Daten] [YuanDong Zhang, RenBin Zhan, JunXuan Fan, JunFeng Cheng, Xiao Liu] The Ordovician radiation is among the major bioevents in earth history that have drawn great attention from geologists all over the world, and there have been hundreds of publications treating various aspects of this radiation. The study of the event involves a broad spectrum of research fields and concerns many scientific questions. Many opinions and hypotheses have been proposed on the triggering and controlling factors of the radiation. Herein the authors critically review the study of the Ordovician radiation and dissect four principal aspects by synthesizing the studies over the past years: (1) relationships of the radiation to fossil clades, ecotypes, and environments, such as water depth, latitude, and climate; (2) the ecological structure and food webs of Ordovician marine organisms; (3) fossil records and true biodiversities; and (4) likely triggering and controlling factors of the Ordovician radiation. The authors also recommend approaches to furthering studies of these aspects. Science China Press and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010 Ordovician nationallicence biotic radiation nationallicence guild nationallicence food web nationallicence fossil record nationallicence mechanism nationallicence Zhang YuanDong LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut Zhan RenBin LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut Fan JunXuan LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut Cheng JunFeng LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut Liu Xiao LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/3(2010-03-01), 382-394 1674-7313 53:3<382 2010 53 11430 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0191-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11430-009-0191-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhang YuanDong LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zhan RenBin LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fan JunXuan LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cheng JunFeng LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liu Xiao LPS, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Science China Earth Sciences SP Science China Press 53/3(2010-03-01), 382-394 1674-7313 53:3<382 2010 53 11430 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer