Mammoths and the environment / Valentina V. Ukraintseva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ukraintseva, Valentina V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mammoths.

Paleoclimatology--Holocene.

Paleoclimatology.

Paleoclimatology--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Paleobotany--Holocene.

Paleobotany.

Paleobotany--Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Extinction (Biology).

Holocene Geologic Period.

Russia (Federation)--Siberia.

Physical Description:

xi, 346 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Summary:

"The study of fossilised remains of herbivorous animals, particularly those rare findings with well-preserved gastrointestinal tracts filled with plant remains, is crucial to our understanding of the environment in which they lived. Summarising 30 years of research, Ukraintseva presents evidence on plants once eaten by Siberia's major herbivorous mammals. The collection of pollen and plant spores from food remains sheds light on the vegetation of these ancient habitats, enabling researchers to reconstruct local floras of the time. This also promotes further insight into the causes of the extinction of various species due to changing environmental conditions and food availability. Providing a history of the research undertaken, the book also includes specific chapters on the Cherski horse and bison, along with the vegetation and climate of Siberia in the late Anthropogene period, making it a lasting reference tool for graduate students and researchers in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1. Introduction. 1. Some pages of history ; 2. Materials and methods ; 3. The mammoth faunal complex

Part 2. The mammoth fauna : unique discoveries in Siberia. 4. The Berezovka mammoth ; 5. The Taymyr mammoth ; 6. The Selerikan horse ; 7. The Mylakhchin bison ; 8. The Shandrin mammoth ; 9. The Kirgilyakh mammoth ; 10. The Khatanga mammoth ; 11. The Yuribei mammoth ; 12. The Jarkov mammoth ; 13. The mammoth fauna of the Berelekh River basin

Part 3. Solving the mysteries of the late Pleistocene environment and fauna. 14. Food remains of fossil herbivorous mammals, and floras of the past ; 15. The vegetation and climate of Siberia in the late Pleistocene and Holocene ; 16. Why did the mammoths die out so quickly? ; 17. Conclusions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781107027169

1107027160

OCLC:

793339999