Geological Record of Ecological Dynamics - Committee on the Geologic Record of Biosphere Dynamics a Board on Earth Sciences a Resources a Board on Life Sciences a Division on Earth and Life Studies a National Research Council a National Academy of Sciences

Because of the advances in the scientists' ability to analyze environmental information from geological data, the National Science Foundation and the US Geological Survey asked a National Research Council committee to assess the scientific opportunities and recommend how scientists can take advantage of these. This work presents these assessments.