Open AccessLate Pleistocene megafauna extinction leads to missing pieces of ecological space in a North American mammal community
Author(s) -
Felisa A. Smith,
Emma A. Elliott Smith,
Amelia Villaseñor,
Catalina P. Tomé,
S. Kathleen Lyons,
Seth D. Newsome
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
proceedings of the national academy of sciences of the united states of america
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.011
H-Index - 771
eISSN - 1091-6490
pISSN - 0027-8424
DOI - 10.1073/pnas.2115015119
Subject(s) - megafauna , ecology , carnivore , biodiversity , mammal , apex predator , extinction (optical mineralogy) , ecological niche , threatened species , herbivore , biology , niche , pleistocene , paleoecology , defaunation , geography , ecosystem , habitat , predation , paleontology , rumen , food science , fermentation