SOME FEATURES OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF MAMMAL FAUNAS OF THE PALEARCTIC AND NEARCTIC IN THE TERMINAL CENOZOIC
Historical changes in the terminal Cenozoic are analyzed in those mammalian species of the Palearctic and Nearctic that, interacting with soil and vegetation, made possible the pasture ecosystems that were distributed from tropical Africa to some Arctic islands. In addition to large herbivores of pa...
Published in: | Russian Journal of Ecosystem Ecology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English Russian |
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Penza State University Publishing House
2016
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.21685/2500-0578-2016-3-1 https://doaj.org/article/125f846c21ee44188461769d1e17f17a |
Summary: | Historical changes in the terminal Cenozoic are analyzed in those mammalian species of the Palearctic and Nearctic that, interacting with soil and vegetation, made possible the pasture ecosystems that were distributed from tropical Africa to some Arctic islands. In addition to large herbivores of pasture ecosystems and carnivores feeding on those herbivores, some of the largest rodents are included in the analysis; in the Nearctic, edentates are also discussed: the specifics of their biology made them readily accessible and therefore very desired game for primitive hunters. |
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