Winter temperature and forest cover have shaped red deer distribution in Europe and the Ural Mountains since the Late Pleistocene
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2021
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Niedzialkowska, Magdalena
Doan, Karolina

Gorny, Marcin
Sykut, Maciej

Stefaniak, Krzysztof

Piotrowska, Natalia
Jedrzejewska, Bogumila

Ridush, Bogdan
Pawelczyk, Slawomira

Mackiewicz, Pawel

Schmoelcke, Ulrich

Kosintsev, Pavel
Makowiecki, Daniel

Charniauski, Maxim
Krasnodebski, Dariusz
Rannamaee, Eve

Saarma, Urmas
Arakelyan, Marine

Manaseryan, Ninna
Titov, Vadim V.
Hulva, Pavel
Balasescu, Adrian

Fyfe, Ralph
Woodbridge, Jessie
Trantalidou, Katerina
Dimitrijević, Vesna

Kovalchuk, Oleksandr

Wilczynski, Jaroslaw

Obada, Theodor
Lipecki, Grzegorz

Arabey, Alesia
Stanković, Ana
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Aim The Expansion-Contraction model has been used to explain the responses of species to climatic changes. During periods of unfavourable climatic conditions, species retreat to refugia from where they may later expand. This paper focuses on the palaeoecology of red deer over the past 54 ka across Europe and the Urals, to reveal patterns of change in their range and explore the role of environmental conditions in determining their distribution. Location Europe and western Asia to 63 degrees E. Taxon Red deer (Cervus elaphus). Methods We collected 984 records of radiocarbon-dated red deer subfossils from the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene, including 93 original dates. For each deer sample we compiled climatic and biome type data for the corresponding time intervals. Results During the last 54 ka changes in red deer range in Europe and the Urals were asynchronous and differed between western and eastern Europe and western Asia due to different environmental conditions in those regions.... The range of suitable areas for deer during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was larger than previously thought and covered vast regions not only in southern but also in western and eastern Europe. Throughout the period investigated the majority of specimens inhabited forests in the temperate climatic zone. The contribution of forests in deer localities significantly decreased during the last 4 ka, due to deforestation of Europe caused by humans. Mean January temperature was the main limiting factor for species distribution. Over 90% of the samples were found in areas where mean January temperature was above -10 degrees C. Main conclusions Red deer response to climatic oscillations are in agreement with the Expansion-Contraction model but in contradiction to the statement of only the southernmost LGM refugia of the species. During the last 54 ka red deer occurred mostly in forests of the temperate climatic zone.
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ungulates / temperate climatic zone / radiocarbon dating / palaeoecology / Last Glacial Maximum refugia / January temperature / Holocene / forest habitat / expansion-contraction model / environmental niche modellingSource:
Journal of Biogeography, 2021, 48, 1, 147-159Publisher:
- Wiley, Hoboken
Funding / projects:
- European Social Fund (ESF) [UDAPOKL.04.01.01-00-072/09-00]
- University of Wroclaw [0410/2990/18]
- Institute of Environmental Biology, University of Wroclaw [0410/2990/18]
- Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki National Science Centre, Poland [DEC-2013/11/B/NZ8/00888, UMO-2016/23/B/HS3/00387]
- Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research, UEFISCDI, Grant/Award Number: PN-IIIP4-IDPCE-2016-0676
- National Centre for Atmospheric Science, UK
- Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, UK
- Leverhulme Trust [F00568W]
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13989
ISSN: 0305-0270
WoS: 000579027300001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85092404576
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Arheologija / ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Niedzialkowska, Magdalena AU - Doan, Karolina AU - Gorny, Marcin AU - Sykut, Maciej AU - Stefaniak, Krzysztof AU - Piotrowska, Natalia AU - Jedrzejewska, Bogumila AU - Ridush, Bogdan AU - Pawelczyk, Slawomira AU - Mackiewicz, Pawel AU - Schmoelcke, Ulrich AU - Kosintsev, Pavel AU - Makowiecki, Daniel AU - Charniauski, Maxim AU - Krasnodebski, Dariusz AU - Rannamaee, Eve AU - Saarma, Urmas AU - Arakelyan, Marine AU - Manaseryan, Ninna AU - Titov, Vadim V. AU - Hulva, Pavel AU - Balasescu, Adrian AU - Fyfe, Ralph AU - Woodbridge, Jessie AU - Trantalidou, Katerina AU - Dimitrijević, Vesna AU - Kovalchuk, Oleksandr AU - Wilczynski, Jaroslaw AU - Obada, Theodor AU - Lipecki, Grzegorz AU - Arabey, Alesia AU - Stanković, Ana PY - 2021 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/3323 AB - Aim The Expansion-Contraction model has been used to explain the responses of species to climatic changes. During periods of unfavourable climatic conditions, species retreat to refugia from where they may later expand. This paper focuses on the palaeoecology of red deer over the past 54 ka across Europe and the Urals, to reveal patterns of change in their range and explore the role of environmental conditions in determining their distribution. Location Europe and western Asia to 63 degrees E. Taxon Red deer (Cervus elaphus). Methods We collected 984 records of radiocarbon-dated red deer subfossils from the Late Pleistocene and the Holocene, including 93 original dates. For each deer sample we compiled climatic and biome type data for the corresponding time intervals. Results During the last 54 ka changes in red deer range in Europe and the Urals were asynchronous and differed between western and eastern Europe and western Asia due to different environmental conditions in those regions. The range of suitable areas for deer during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) was larger than previously thought and covered vast regions not only in southern but also in western and eastern Europe. Throughout the period investigated the majority of specimens inhabited forests in the temperate climatic zone. The contribution of forests in deer localities significantly decreased during the last 4 ka, due to deforestation of Europe caused by humans. Mean January temperature was the main limiting factor for species distribution. Over 90% of the samples were found in areas where mean January temperature was above -10 degrees C. Main conclusions Red deer response to climatic oscillations are in agreement with the Expansion-Contraction model but in contradiction to the statement of only the southernmost LGM refugia of the species. During the last 54 ka red deer occurred mostly in forests of the temperate climatic zone. PB - Wiley, Hoboken T2 - Journal of Biogeography T1 - Winter temperature and forest cover have shaped red deer distribution in Europe and the Ural Mountains since the Late Pleistocene EP - 159 IS - 1 SP - 147 VL - 48 DO - 10.1111/jbi.13989 ER -
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Niedzialkowska, M., Doan, K., Gorny, M., Sykut, M., Stefaniak, K., Piotrowska, N., Jedrzejewska, B., Ridush, B., Pawelczyk, S., Mackiewicz, P., Schmoelcke, U., Kosintsev, P., Makowiecki, D., Charniauski, M., Krasnodebski, D., Rannamaee, E., Saarma, U., Arakelyan, M., Manaseryan, N., Titov, V. V., Hulva, P., Balasescu, A., Fyfe, R., Woodbridge, J., Trantalidou, K., Dimitrijević, V., Kovalchuk, O., Wilczynski, J., Obada, T., Lipecki, G., Arabey, A.,& Stanković, A.. (2021). Winter temperature and forest cover have shaped red deer distribution in Europe and the Ural Mountains since the Late Pleistocene. in Journal of Biogeography Wiley, Hoboken., 48(1), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13989
Niedzialkowska M, Doan K, Gorny M, Sykut M, Stefaniak K, Piotrowska N, Jedrzejewska B, Ridush B, Pawelczyk S, Mackiewicz P, Schmoelcke U, Kosintsev P, Makowiecki D, Charniauski M, Krasnodebski D, Rannamaee E, Saarma U, Arakelyan M, Manaseryan N, Titov VV, Hulva P, Balasescu A, Fyfe R, Woodbridge J, Trantalidou K, Dimitrijević V, Kovalchuk O, Wilczynski J, Obada T, Lipecki G, Arabey A, Stanković A. Winter temperature and forest cover have shaped red deer distribution in Europe and the Ural Mountains since the Late Pleistocene. in Journal of Biogeography. 2021;48(1):147-159. doi:10.1111/jbi.13989 .
Niedzialkowska, Magdalena, Doan, Karolina, Gorny, Marcin, Sykut, Maciej, Stefaniak, Krzysztof, Piotrowska, Natalia, Jedrzejewska, Bogumila, Ridush, Bogdan, Pawelczyk, Slawomira, Mackiewicz, Pawel, Schmoelcke, Ulrich, Kosintsev, Pavel, Makowiecki, Daniel, Charniauski, Maxim, Krasnodebski, Dariusz, Rannamaee, Eve, Saarma, Urmas, Arakelyan, Marine, Manaseryan, Ninna, Titov, Vadim V., Hulva, Pavel, Balasescu, Adrian, Fyfe, Ralph, Woodbridge, Jessie, Trantalidou, Katerina, Dimitrijević, Vesna, Kovalchuk, Oleksandr, Wilczynski, Jaroslaw, Obada, Theodor, Lipecki, Grzegorz, Arabey, Alesia, Stanković, Ana, "Winter temperature and forest cover have shaped red deer distribution in Europe and the Ural Mountains since the Late Pleistocene" in Journal of Biogeography, 48, no. 1 (2021):147-159, https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13989 . .