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The spatial response of mammals to Quaternary climate changes

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Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes

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Abstract

The Quaternary was characterized by rapid climatic fluctuations (Dansgaard et al. 1993) which had dramatic effects on terrestrial biotas, especially the mammalian fauna (Graham & Mead 1987). These climatic events controlled the composition and spatial distribution of continental mammal faunas by regulating intercontinental movements, by driving intracontinental shifts in the geographic distributions of species, and by creating environmental conditions for diversification and extinction. For this discussion, I will focus only on intercontinental and intracontinental movements of species. Diversification (evolution) and extinction are covered, respectively, by Lister (1996) and Sher (1996).

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    Russell W. Graham

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  1. Environmental Research Centre, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, South Road, DH1 3LE, Durham, UK

    Brian Huntley  & Judy R. M. Allen  & 

  2. Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Telegrafenberg, P.O. Box 6012 03, D-14412, Potsdam, Germany

    Wolfgang Cramer

  3. Quaternary Sciences Institute, University of Waterloo, N2L 3G1, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Alan V. Morgan

  4. Department of Systematic Botany, Lund University, Östra Vallgatan 18-20, S-223 61, Lund, Sweden

    Honor C. Prentice

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Graham, R.W. (1997). The spatial response of mammals to Quaternary climate changes. In: Huntley, B., Cramer, W., Morgan, A.V., Prentice, H.C., Allen, J.R.M. (eds) Past and Future Rapid Environmental Changes. NATO ASI Series, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60599-4_12

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