Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions
It is predicted that future climate change will have a significant impact on the distribution of large ungulates on a continental scale. At the same time, changes in human land use on a more local scale may affect their distribution and dispersal abilities, possibly confounding the effects of climat...
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crsagepubl:10.1177/0959683613483625 2024-05-12T07:52:27+00:00 Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions Rosvold, Jørgen Andersen, Reidar Linnell, John DC Hufthammer, Anne Karin 2013 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683613483625 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0959683613483625 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/0959683613483625 en eng SAGE Publications http://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license The Holocene volume 23, issue 8, page 1143-1150 ISSN 0959-6836 1477-0911 Paleontology Earth-Surface Processes Ecology Archeology Global and Planetary Change journal-article 2013 crsagepubl https://doi.org/10.1177/0959683613483625 2024-04-18T08:33:32Z It is predicted that future climate change will have a significant impact on the distribution of large ungulates on a continental scale. At the same time, changes in human land use on a more local scale may affect their distribution and dispersal abilities, possibly confounding the effects of climate. We analyze changes in the Holocene distribution and relative abundance of Alces alces (moose) and Cervus elaphus (red deer) skeletal remains along an overlapping range boundary of these species in western Norway. As moose and red deer are adapted to different climatic conditions we would expect the distribution of finds to reflect large-scale changes in climate. In accordance with this prediction our results indicate that red deer became the predominant ungulate in this area during the mid-Holocene warm period, c. 8000–4000 cal. BP. Contrary to this, remains of moose became even less abundant in the subsequent colder period to the present. This decrease seems tied to the spread of agriculture and deforestation, indicating the importance of considering changes in land use when predicting future changes in ungulate distribution. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alces alces SAGE Publications Norway The Holocene 23 8 1143 1150 |
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It is predicted that future climate change will have a significant impact on the distribution of large ungulates on a continental scale. At the same time, changes in human land use on a more local scale may affect their distribution and dispersal abilities, possibly confounding the effects of climate. We analyze changes in the Holocene distribution and relative abundance of Alces alces (moose) and Cervus elaphus (red deer) skeletal remains along an overlapping range boundary of these species in western Norway. As moose and red deer are adapted to different climatic conditions we would expect the distribution of finds to reflect large-scale changes in climate. In accordance with this prediction our results indicate that red deer became the predominant ungulate in this area during the mid-Holocene warm period, c. 8000–4000 cal. BP. Contrary to this, remains of moose became even less abundant in the subsequent colder period to the present. This decrease seems tied to the spread of agriculture and deforestation, indicating the importance of considering changes in land use when predicting future changes in ungulate distribution. |
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Rosvold, Jørgen Andersen, Reidar Linnell, John DC Hufthammer, Anne Karin |
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Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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Cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: Holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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cervids in a dynamic northern landscape: holocene changes in the relative abundance of moose and red deer at the limits of their distributions |
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