This monograph presents the changes in diversity and distribution in time and space of the mammalian fauna in Denmark and adjacent areas throughout the Weichselian glaciation and the Holocene (115-0 kyr BP). In all, 77 terrestrial and marine mammal species have been identified and described in details as regards first and last appearance data, number of dated records and the inferred time range in the Danish/south Scandinavian area. The changes and their possible causes are analyzed and discussed in relation to climate-induced environmental changes as advances and retreats of the ice cap, vegetational succession and changes in land/sea configurations and for the Holocene also island formations and increasing human impact.

About the Author
Kim Aaris-Sorensen is associated professor and since 1980 curator of the Quaternary Zoology Collections at the Zoological Museum, Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen.


Book Information
ISBN 9781444334838
Author Kim Aaris-Sorensen
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 181g
Dimensions(mm) 277mm * 211mm * 5mm