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70    16. CONTINENTAL ICHNOLOGY: FUNDAMENTAL PROCESSES AND CONTROLS ON TRACĘ FOSSIL DISTRIBUTION

CONTINENTAL REALM: BIOPHYSICOCHEMICAL FACTORS

SUBDMSIONS BASED ON: WATER TABLE & MOISTURE

AVAILABILITY

SPATIAL COMPONENTS:

TERRESTRIAL PERIAOUATIC AOUATIC: LOTIC AOUATIC: LENTIC

(running water)    (standing water)

'-WELL-DRAINED IMPERFECTLY DRAINED    POORLY DRAINED

TEMPORAL COMPONENTS:

PEDOGENESIS PERENNIAL AOUATIC INTERMITTENTAOUATIC EPHEMi (constant)    (frequent)

BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS:_

EPITERRAPHIUC    TERRAPHILIC HYGROPHILIC    HYDROPH,

FIGURĘ 16.1 Continental realm: biophysicochemical factors. Diagram dep: and temporal variability of Continental environments and the organisms that intv Figs. 16.2 and 16.3).