Mammoths and the Environment

Informationen zum Autor Valentina V. Ukraintseva is Chief Investigator at the State Biosphere Reserve 'Taymyrskiy', Department of Research Investigations, Russia. She has published extensively on mammoths, is a member of the Mammoth Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences and is also president of the Palynological Section of the Russian Botanical Society. Klappentext A summary of thirty years of Siberian research, presenting evidence from the fossilised remains of herbivorous animals. Zusammenfassung Summarising thirty years of Siberian research! this book presents evidence from the fossilised remains of herbivorous animals. It synthesises findings from plant and pollen spores collected from food remains! shedding light on the vegetation of these ancient habitats and enabling researchers to reconstruct local floras and climates of the time. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Some pages of history; 2. Material and methods; 3. The mammoth faunal complex; 4. Solving the mysteries of the Siberian mammoth and its companions; 5. Food remains of fossil herbivorous mammals as indicators of Late Quaternary floras in the North of Siberia; 6. Vegetation and climate of Siberia in the Late Quaternary; 7. Why did the mammoths die out so quickly?; 8. Summary; Glossary; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Valentina V. Ukraintseva, Ukraintseva Valentina V.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107027169
• ISBN: 978-1-107-02716-9
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Palaeontology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Wildlife: mammals, Life sciences: general issues, Rocks, minerals & fossils, Palaeontology, Zoology: mammals (mammalogy)