Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans
Despite decades of research, the roles of climate and humans in driving the dramatic extinctions of large-bodied mammals during the Late Quaternary period remain contentious. Here we use ancient DNA, species distribution models and the human fossil record to elucidate how climate and humans shaped t...
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ftunivreading:oai:centaur.reading.ac.uk:33550 2024-09-15T18:18:56+00:00 Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans Lorenzen, Eline D. Nogués-Bravo, David Orlando, Ludovic Weinstock, Jaco Binladen, Jonas Marske, Katharine A. Ugan, Andrew Borregaard, Michael K. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Nielsen, Rasmus Ho, Simon Y. W. Goebel, Ted Graf, Kelly E. Byers, David Stenderup, Jesper T. Rasmussen, Morten Campos, Paula F. Leonard, Jennifer A. Koepfli, Klaus-Peter Froese, Duane Zazula, Grant Stafford, Thomas W. Aaris-Sørensen, Kim Batra, Persaram Haywood, Alan M. Singarayer, Joy S. Valdes, Paul J. Boeskorov, Gennady Burns, James A. Davydov, Sergey P. Haile, James Jenkins, Dennis L. Kosintsev, Pavel Kuznetsova, Tatyana Lai, Xulong Martin, Larry D. McDonald, H. Gregory Mol, Dick Meldgaard, Morten Munch, Kasper Stephan, Elisabeth Sablin, Mikhail Sommer, Robert S. Sipko, Taras Scott, Eric Suchard, Marc A. Tikhonov, Alexei Willerslev, Rane Wayne, Robert K. Cooper, Alan Hofreiter, Michael Sher, Andrei Shapiro, Beth Rahbek, Carsten Willerslev, Eske 2011-11 text https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/33550/ https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/33550/1/nature10574.pdf en eng Nature Publishing https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/33550/1/nature10574.pdf Lorenzen, E. D., Nogués-Bravo, D., Orlando, L., Weinstock, J., Binladen, J., Marske, K. A., Ugan, A., Borregaard, M. K., Gilbert, M. T. P., Nielsen, R., Ho, S. Y. W., Goebel, T., Graf, K. E., Byers, D., Stenderup, J. T., Rasmussen, M., Campos, P. F., Leonard, J. A., Koepfli, K.-P., Froese, D., Zazula, G., Stafford, T. W., Aaris-Sørensen, K., Batra, P., Haywood, A. M., Singarayer, J. S. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005422.html>, Valdes, P. J., Boeskorov, G., Burns, J. A., Davydov, S. P., Haile, J., Jenkins, D. L., Kosintsev, P., Kuznetsova, T., Lai, X., Martin, L. D., McDonald, H. G., Mol, D., Meldgaard, M., Munch, K., Stephan, E., Sablin, M., Sommer, R. S., Sipko, T., Scott, E., Suchard, M. A., Tikhonov, A., Willerslev, R., Wayne, R. K., Cooper, A., Hofreiter, M., Sher, A., Shapiro, B., Rahbek, C. and Willerslev, E. (2011) Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans. Nature, 479 (7373). pp. 359-364. ISSN 1476-4687 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10574 <https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10574> Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftunivreading https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10574 2024-08-12T23:43:15Z Despite decades of research, the roles of climate and humans in driving the dramatic extinctions of large-bodied mammals during the Late Quaternary period remain contentious. Here we use ancient DNA, species distribution models and the human fossil record to elucidate how climate and humans shaped the demographic history of woolly rhinoceros, woolly mammoth, wild horse, reindeer, bison and musk ox. We show that climate has been a major driver of population change over the past 50,000 years. However, each species responds differently to the effects of climatic shifts, habitat redistribution and human encroachment. Although climate change alone can explain the extinction of some species, such as Eurasian musk ox and woolly rhinoceros, a combination of climatic and anthropogenic effects appears to be responsible for the extinction of others, including Eurasian steppe bison and wild horse. We find no genetic signature or any distinctive range dynamics distinguishing extinct from surviving species, emphasizing the challenges associated with predicting future responses of extant mammals to climate and human-mediated habitat change. Article in Journal/Newspaper musk ox CentAUR: Central Archive at the University of Reading Nature 479 7373 359 364 |
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Despite decades of research, the roles of climate and humans in driving the dramatic extinctions of large-bodied mammals during the Late Quaternary period remain contentious. Here we use ancient DNA, species distribution models and the human fossil record to elucidate how climate and humans shaped the demographic history of woolly rhinoceros, woolly mammoth, wild horse, reindeer, bison and musk ox. We show that climate has been a major driver of population change over the past 50,000 years. However, each species responds differently to the effects of climatic shifts, habitat redistribution and human encroachment. Although climate change alone can explain the extinction of some species, such as Eurasian musk ox and woolly rhinoceros, a combination of climatic and anthropogenic effects appears to be responsible for the extinction of others, including Eurasian steppe bison and wild horse. We find no genetic signature or any distinctive range dynamics distinguishing extinct from surviving species, emphasizing the challenges associated with predicting future responses of extant mammals to climate and human-mediated habitat change. |
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Lorenzen, Eline D. Nogués-Bravo, David Orlando, Ludovic Weinstock, Jaco Binladen, Jonas Marske, Katharine A. Ugan, Andrew Borregaard, Michael K. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Nielsen, Rasmus Ho, Simon Y. W. Goebel, Ted Graf, Kelly E. Byers, David Stenderup, Jesper T. Rasmussen, Morten Campos, Paula F. Leonard, Jennifer A. Koepfli, Klaus-Peter Froese, Duane Zazula, Grant Stafford, Thomas W. Aaris-Sørensen, Kim Batra, Persaram Haywood, Alan M. Singarayer, Joy S. Valdes, Paul J. Boeskorov, Gennady Burns, James A. Davydov, Sergey P. Haile, James Jenkins, Dennis L. Kosintsev, Pavel Kuznetsova, Tatyana Lai, Xulong Martin, Larry D. McDonald, H. Gregory Mol, Dick Meldgaard, Morten Munch, Kasper Stephan, Elisabeth Sablin, Mikhail Sommer, Robert S. Sipko, Taras Scott, Eric Suchard, Marc A. Tikhonov, Alexei Willerslev, Rane Wayne, Robert K. Cooper, Alan Hofreiter, Michael Sher, Andrei Shapiro, Beth Rahbek, Carsten Willerslev, Eske |
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Lorenzen, Eline D. Nogués-Bravo, David Orlando, Ludovic Weinstock, Jaco Binladen, Jonas Marske, Katharine A. Ugan, Andrew Borregaard, Michael K. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Nielsen, Rasmus Ho, Simon Y. W. Goebel, Ted Graf, Kelly E. Byers, David Stenderup, Jesper T. Rasmussen, Morten Campos, Paula F. Leonard, Jennifer A. Koepfli, Klaus-Peter Froese, Duane Zazula, Grant Stafford, Thomas W. Aaris-Sørensen, Kim Batra, Persaram Haywood, Alan M. Singarayer, Joy S. Valdes, Paul J. Boeskorov, Gennady Burns, James A. Davydov, Sergey P. Haile, James Jenkins, Dennis L. Kosintsev, Pavel Kuznetsova, Tatyana Lai, Xulong Martin, Larry D. McDonald, H. Gregory Mol, Dick Meldgaard, Morten Munch, Kasper Stephan, Elisabeth Sablin, Mikhail Sommer, Robert S. Sipko, Taras Scott, Eric Suchard, Marc A. Tikhonov, Alexei Willerslev, Rane Wayne, Robert K. Cooper, Alan Hofreiter, Michael Sher, Andrei Shapiro, Beth Rahbek, Carsten Willerslev, Eske Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans |
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Lorenzen, Eline D. Nogués-Bravo, David Orlando, Ludovic Weinstock, Jaco Binladen, Jonas Marske, Katharine A. Ugan, Andrew Borregaard, Michael K. Gilbert, M. Thomas P. Nielsen, Rasmus Ho, Simon Y. W. Goebel, Ted Graf, Kelly E. Byers, David Stenderup, Jesper T. Rasmussen, Morten Campos, Paula F. Leonard, Jennifer A. Koepfli, Klaus-Peter Froese, Duane Zazula, Grant Stafford, Thomas W. Aaris-Sørensen, Kim Batra, Persaram Haywood, Alan M. Singarayer, Joy S. Valdes, Paul J. Boeskorov, Gennady Burns, James A. Davydov, Sergey P. Haile, James Jenkins, Dennis L. Kosintsev, Pavel Kuznetsova, Tatyana Lai, Xulong Martin, Larry D. McDonald, H. Gregory Mol, Dick Meldgaard, Morten Munch, Kasper Stephan, Elisabeth Sablin, Mikhail Sommer, Robert S. Sipko, Taras Scott, Eric Suchard, Marc A. Tikhonov, Alexei Willerslev, Rane Wayne, Robert K. Cooper, Alan Hofreiter, Michael Sher, Andrei Shapiro, Beth Rahbek, Carsten Willerslev, Eske |
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Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans |
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Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans |
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Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans |
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https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/33550/1/nature10574.pdf Lorenzen, E. D., Nogués-Bravo, D., Orlando, L., Weinstock, J., Binladen, J., Marske, K. A., Ugan, A., Borregaard, M. K., Gilbert, M. T. P., Nielsen, R., Ho, S. Y. W., Goebel, T., Graf, K. E., Byers, D., Stenderup, J. T., Rasmussen, M., Campos, P. F., Leonard, J. A., Koepfli, K.-P., Froese, D., Zazula, G., Stafford, T. W., Aaris-Sørensen, K., Batra, P., Haywood, A. M., Singarayer, J. S. <https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/view/creators/90005422.html>, Valdes, P. J., Boeskorov, G., Burns, J. A., Davydov, S. P., Haile, J., Jenkins, D. L., Kosintsev, P., Kuznetsova, T., Lai, X., Martin, L. D., McDonald, H. G., Mol, D., Meldgaard, M., Munch, K., Stephan, E., Sablin, M., Sommer, R. S., Sipko, T., Scott, E., Suchard, M. A., Tikhonov, A., Willerslev, R., Wayne, R. K., Cooper, A., Hofreiter, M., Sher, A., Shapiro, B., Rahbek, C. and Willerslev, E. (2011) Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans. Nature, 479 (7373). pp. 359-364. ISSN 1476-4687 doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10574 <https://doi.org/10.1038/nature10574> |
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