Mammoths and the Environment

The 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.

ISBN:	9781107027169
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Imprint:	Cambridge University Press
Published date:	08 Aug 2013
DEWEY:	569.67
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xi, 346
Weight:	694g
Height:	235mm
Width:	151mm
Spine width:	21mm

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