Stable isotopes reflect the ecological stability of two high-elevation mammals from the late Quaternary of Colorado

Quaternary Research

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 408-417

  McLean, Bryan S ^a   Emslie, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; 18O; Atmospheric CO 2; Cement Creek Cave; Marmota flaviventris; Middle Wisconsin; Neotoma cinerea; Southern Rocky Mountains; Tooth enamel

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CO; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; NEOTOMA CINEREA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; WISCONSIN;

CAVES; CEMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MAMMALS; TOOTH ENAMEL; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CAVE DEPOSIT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; QUATERNARY; SKELETAL REMAINS; STABLE ISOTOPE; TOOTH;

CEMENT CREEK; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; NEOTOMA; NEOTOMA CINEREA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84860426895     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: 10960287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yqres.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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