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Island species experience higher niche expansion and lower niche conservatism during invasion

James T. Stroud

2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences17 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Structures from the Stone Age can provide unique insights into Late Glacial and Mesolithic cultures around the Baltic Sea. Such structures, however, usually did not survive within the densely populated Central European subcontinent. Here, we ...The Baltic Sea basins, some of which only submerged in the mid-Holocene, preserve Stone Age structures that did not survive on land. Yet, the discovery of these features is challenging and requires cross-disciplinary approaches between archeology and ...

Topics & Concepts

NicheMesolithicGlacial periodGeographyHoloceneEcological nicheBaltic seaEcologyPhysical geographyPaleontologyGeologyArchaeologyBiologyOceanographyHabitatGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchIsotope Analysis in EcologyPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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