A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada
The prehistoric avian fauna from the Charlie Lake Cave site, Peace River District, British Columbia, spans the last 10,500 years and includes birds from eleven orders. Prior to about 10,000 B.P. the fauna is sparse and the most common species is Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota), which probably nes...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64434 2023-05-15T14:19:11+02:00 A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada Driver, Jonathan C. Hobson, Keith A. 1992-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64434 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64434/48369 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64434 ARCTIC; Vol. 45 No. 2 (1992): June: 105–210; 105-110 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal distribution Animal migration Archaeology Birds Bones Ducks Geomorphology Grebes Palaeoecology Palynology Recent epoch Stratigraphy Taiga ecology Peace River region Alberta/British Columbia info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1992 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:38Z The prehistoric avian fauna from the Charlie Lake Cave site, Peace River District, British Columbia, spans the last 10,500 years and includes birds from eleven orders. Prior to about 10,000 B.P. the fauna is sparse and the most common species is Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota), which probably nested at the site. The avian fauna from 10,000 B.P. to the present is dominated by wetland associated birds (mainly grebes and ducks) of the same species found in the area today and is consistent with the establishment of boreal forest by 10,000 B.P. From about 8000 B.P. Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) occurs and appears to have been a regular component of the local fauna. The assemblages demonstrate rapid colonization of boreal environments by bird populations by 10,000 B.P. and probably indicate that the modern patterns of migration were established early in the Holocene.Key words: British Columbia, fossil birds, Holocene, Passenger Pigeon L’avifaune préhistorique du site de Charlie Lake Cave, dans le district de Peace River en Colombie-Britannique, couvre les 10 500 dernières années et comprend des oiseaux appartenant à onze ordres différents. Antérieurement à environ 10 000 BP, la faune est clairsemée et l’espèce la plus courante est l’hirondelle à front blanc (Hirundo pyrrhonota), qui nidifie probablement sur le site. L’avifaune couvrant de 10 000 BP au présent est dominée par des oiseaux associés aux terres humides (surtout des grèbes et des canards) appartenant aux mêmes espèces que l’on trouve actuellement dans la région, et cette prédominance correspond à l’établissement d’une forêt boréale d’ici 10 000 BP. A partir d’environ 8000 BP, la tourte (Ectopistes migratorius) fait son apparition et semble avoir été une composante régulière de la faune locale. Les assemblages indiquent une colonisation rapide des milieux boréaux par les populations d’oiseaux d’ici 10 000 BP et semblent indiquer que les schémas de migration actuels se sont établis au début de l’holocène.Mots clés: Colombie-Britannique, oiseaux fossiles, holocène, tourte Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Peace River taiga University of Calgary Journal Hosting British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada ARCTIC 45 2 |
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The prehistoric avian fauna from the Charlie Lake Cave site, Peace River District, British Columbia, spans the last 10,500 years and includes birds from eleven orders. Prior to about 10,000 B.P. the fauna is sparse and the most common species is Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota), which probably nested at the site. The avian fauna from 10,000 B.P. to the present is dominated by wetland associated birds (mainly grebes and ducks) of the same species found in the area today and is consistent with the establishment of boreal forest by 10,000 B.P. From about 8000 B.P. Passenger Pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) occurs and appears to have been a regular component of the local fauna. The assemblages demonstrate rapid colonization of boreal environments by bird populations by 10,000 B.P. and probably indicate that the modern patterns of migration were established early in the Holocene.Key words: British Columbia, fossil birds, Holocene, Passenger Pigeon L’avifaune préhistorique du site de Charlie Lake Cave, dans le district de Peace River en Colombie-Britannique, couvre les 10 500 dernières années et comprend des oiseaux appartenant à onze ordres différents. Antérieurement à environ 10 000 BP, la faune est clairsemée et l’espèce la plus courante est l’hirondelle à front blanc (Hirundo pyrrhonota), qui nidifie probablement sur le site. L’avifaune couvrant de 10 000 BP au présent est dominée par des oiseaux associés aux terres humides (surtout des grèbes et des canards) appartenant aux mêmes espèces que l’on trouve actuellement dans la région, et cette prédominance correspond à l’établissement d’une forêt boréale d’ici 10 000 BP. A partir d’environ 8000 BP, la tourte (Ectopistes migratorius) fait son apparition et semble avoir été une composante régulière de la faune locale. Les assemblages indiquent une colonisation rapide des milieux boréaux par les populations d’oiseaux d’ici 10 000 BP et semblent indiquer que les schémas de migration actuels se sont établis au début de l’holocène.Mots clés: Colombie-Britannique, oiseaux fossiles, holocène, tourte |
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A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada |
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A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada |
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A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada |
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A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada |
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A 10 500-Year Sequence of Bird Remains from the Southern Boreal Forest Region of Western Canada |
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10 500-year sequence of bird remains from the southern boreal forest region of western canada |
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