Ungulate carrying capacity in Pleistocene Mediterranean ecosystems: Evidence from the Atapuerca sites

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 393, Issue , 2014, Pages 122-134

  Rodriguez J ^a   Blain, H A ^b,c   Mateos, A ^a   Martin Gonzalez J A ^a,d   Cuenca Bescos G ^e   Rodriguez Gomez G ^a  

^a CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SOBRE LA EVOLUCIÓN HUMANA CENIEH   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atapuerca; Early Middle Pleistocene; Large herbivores; Resource availability; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

CARRYING CAPACITY; HERBIVORE; OCCUPATION; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOTEMPERATURE; PLEISTOCENE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPHIC CASCADE; UNGULATE;

BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; SIERRA DE ATAPUERCA; SPAIN;

EID: 84890163527     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2013.11.011     Document Type: Article

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