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020			_a9781139225328 (ebook)
020			_z9781107027169 (hardback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
050	0	0	_aQE882.P8 _bU47 2013
082	0	0	_a569/.670957 _223
100	1		_aUkraintseva, Valentina V., _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aMammoths and the Environment / _cValentina V. Ukraintseva.
246	3		_aMammoths & the Environment
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2013.
300			_a1 online resource (354 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520			_aThe study of fossilised remains of herbivorous animals, particularly those rare findings with well-preserved gastrointestinal tracts filled with plant remains, is crucial to our understanding of the environment in which they lived. Summarising thirty years of research, Ukraintseva presents evidence on plants once eaten by Siberia's major herbivorous mammals. The collection of pollen and plant spores from food remains sheds light on the vegetation of these ancient habitats, enabling researchers to reconstruct local floras of the time. This also promotes further insight into the causes of the extinction of various species due to changing environmental conditions and food availability. Providing a history of the research undertaken, the book also includes specific chapters on the Cherski horse and bison, along with the vegetation and climate of Siberia in the late Anthropogene period, making it a lasting reference tool for graduate students and researchers in the field.
650		0	_aMammoths
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107027169
856	4	0	_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139225328
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c37241 _d37241