The Avifauna of southern Istria (Croatia) during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for the Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Northern Adriatic Region

Oros Sršen, Ankica; Brajković, Dejana; Radović, Siniša; Mauch Lenardić, Jadranka; Miracle, Preston Thor

doi:10.1002/oa.2364

Pregled bibliografske jedinice broj: 626676

The Avifauna of southern Istria (Croatia) during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for the Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Northern Adriatic Region

Oros Sršen, Ankica; Brajković, Dejana; Radović, Siniša; Mauch Lenardić, Jadranka; Miracle, Preston Thor

The Avifauna of southern Istria (Croatia) during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for the Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Northern Adriatic Region // International journal of osteoarchaeology, 24 (2014), 3; 289-299 doi:10.1002/oa.2364 (međunarodna recenzija, članak, znanstveni)

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Naslov
The Avifauna of southern Istria (Croatia) during the Late Pleistocene: Implications for the Palaeoecology and Biodiversity of the Northern Adriatic Region

Autori
Oros Sršen, Ankica ; Brajković, Dejana ; Radović, Siniša ; Mauch Lenardić, Jadranka ; Miracle, Preston Thor

Izvornik
International journal of osteoarchaeology (1047-482X) 24 (2014), 3; 289-299

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
birds; Late Pleistocene; Upper Palaeolithic; taphonomy; Croatia; cave; palaeoecology; biodiversity

Sažetak
This paper presents palaeoecological and taphonomic analyses of bird remains from Late Pleistocene sediments from two caves in southern Istria, Šandalja II and Ljubićeva pećina. Most of the determined species are found today in Istria and along the Adriatic coast, although the presence of ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) and willow grouse (L. lagopus) indicates colder conditions than those characteristic of the region today. Taxa from both sites are characteristic of open, forest-steppe, rocky, forest, and mixed biotopes. These sites differ somewhat in avifaunal composition – aquatic-adapted taxa are only found at Šandalja, probably reflecting differences in human activities and in their geographic settings. Likewise, only Šandalja’s assemblages show an increase in the representation of forest- adapted taxa over time. These data from the bird remains complement reconstructions based on mammalian assemblages from these sites. Different taphonomic agents accumulated the bird bones, and bone surface modifications show that birds of prey, small carnivores, and Late Upper Palaeolithic people helped accumulate these assemblages. The important Late Pleistocene avifaunal assemblages from southern Istria indicate that a mosaic of habitats was present during the Late Pleistocene and a deep time-depth to the rich biodiversity of the region today. Furthermore they suggest that the exposed Adriatic Plain supported a diverse and rich biome.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Geologija

POVEZANOST RADA

Projekti:
101-2690680-2270 - Korelacija paleolitika mezolitika i neolitika kontinentalne i primorske Hrvatske (Brajković, Dejana, MZOS ) ( CroRIS)

Ustanove:
Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti

Profili:

Ankica Oros Sršen (autor)