10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEGAFAUNAL»
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megafaunal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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American
Megafaunal Extinctions at the End of the Pleistocene
Different chapters in this volume provide in-depth resumés of the chronology of the extinctions in North and South America, the possible insights into animal ecology provided by studies of stable isotopes and anatomical/physiological ...
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Megafaunal Extinctions at the ...
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Extinctions in Near Time
CHAPTER. 11. Late. Pleistocene. Megafaunal. Extinctions. A. European.
Perspective. ANTHONY. JOHN. STUART. 1. Introduction. This chapter focuses on
the accelerated extinction of megafauna that occurred within the late Pleistocene,
ca.
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The Future of Drylands: International Scientific Conference ...
The ecological and cultural significance of large mammals has incited several
actors of biodiversity conservation to regard megafaunal restoration as an
essential tool in the promotion of ecosystem conservation and rehabilitation over
large ...
Cathy Lee, Thomas Schaaf, 2008
Table 2.1 Holocene last-occurrence dates proposed for extinct South American
megafaunal and large-bodied mammal species. Species Locality Last-
occurrence date (years BP) Dating method Reference Dasypodidae Propaopus
cf. sulcatus ...
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Human Ecology of Beringia
This book describes what is known about these people and the now partly submerged land, named Beringia, which they settled during the final millennia of the Ice Age.
John F. Hoffecker, Scott A. Elias, 2013
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Geological Survey Professional Paper
The stratigraphic ranges of Lyropecten, "MacrocMamis," Vertipecten,
andNodipecten can be used to subdivide provincial megafaunal stages in
California and to correlate chronostratigraphic units in the Pacific Northwest and
Atlantic Coastal ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1991
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Cold-Water Corals and Ecosystems
Submarine canyons are structurally complex habitats known to support high
densities and diversity of megafaunal organisms. This study describes deepwater
corals and their habitats in The Gully, the largest submarine canyon in eastern ...
André Freiwald, J. Murray Roberts, 2006
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An Analysis of the
Megafaunal Fossil Assemblage from the ...
Radiometric dating and paleomagnetic studies place the deposition of the Flint Hill North Locality between 18.5 and 17.8 MA and within the upper portion of C5Er, all of C5En, and the lower portion of C5Dr.
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Tigerland and Other Unintended Destinations
“Your theory of megafaunal dispersal doesn't make sense, and besides, it's
untestable.” I was shocked by her temerity and her bravura. What she was doing,
besides confronting Janzen, was offering a popular view at the time, that
evolutionary ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEGAFAUNAL»
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megafaunal is used in the context of the following news items.
Age of Extinction
Like in the Pleistocene period (or the Ice Age extinction), when megafaunal species such as the wooly mammoth and mastodon died out and ... «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
Dot Earth | Varied Views (Dark, Light, in Between) of Earth's …
Thus it is hardly surprising that early humans, despite numbering barely one million worldwide, drove megafaunal mass extinctions in every ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Weirdo Deep-Sea Anemone Kills a Giant Worm, Goes for a Walk
The hemisessile lifestyle and feeding strategies of Iosactis vagabunda (Actiniaria, Iosactiidae), a dominant megafaunal species of the ... «Discover Magazine, Jul 15»
Fun learning at fossil digs for UQ students
... national and international programs in marsupial evolution, megafaunal palaeobiology and palaeoecology, and Quaternary geochronology. «Asian Correspondent, Jun 15»
Bright Blooms — Prehistoric Supermarket
As the Ice Age faded and the megafaunal communities diminished, our prehistoric peoples evidently expanded their reach for food plants for sustenance. «Desertexposure, May 15»
Preserving nature in the Age of Humans
(Should it coincide with the late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions? The rise of agriculture? The birth of the industrial era in the 19th century? «EarthSky, May 15»
What does it mean to preserve nature in the Age of Humans?
(Should it coincide with the late Pleistocene megafaunal extinctions? The rise of agriculture? The birth of the industrial era in the 19th century? «The Conversation US, May 15»
You Just Missed the Last Ground Sloths
... record doesn't show the pattern of rapid die-off that has sometimes been used to pin our species as the chief cause of megafaunal extinctions ... «National Geographic, Apr 15»
Did the Anthropocene Begin in 1950 or 50000 Years Ago?
So I think the anthropocene started with those megafaunal extinctions, the earliest of which was in Australia, more or less 50,000 years ago. «Scientific American, Apr 15»
Humans seem set on wiping out coyote
This was the transition from the Pleistocene to the Holocene epoch 11,700 years ago, which saw many of the megafaunal species disappear in ... «Orillia Packet & Times, Feb 15»