Holocene mammalian change in the central Columbia Basin of eastern Washington state, USA
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- 作者：R. Lee Lyman lymanr@missouri.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Biogeography ; Holocene ; Mammal ; Northwestern U.S. ; Taxonomic abundances
- 刊名：Quaternary Science Reviews
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：15 August 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：146
- 期：Complete
- 页码：66-76
- 全文大小：674 K
文摘
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Holocene mammalian faunas match predictions based on paleoclimates.
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Taxonomic richness is high when climates were cool and moist.
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Grazers are abundant when grass was abundant.
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Bison and bighorn sheep body size became smaller.
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Modern conservationists should take Holocene mammalian dynamics into account.