Mammalian ecosystem dynamics in the Carpathian Basin during the last 27,000 years

Pazonyi, Piroska

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“…This area which would have been affected by severe glacial conditions during the LGM [4, 5], but nevertheless includes the vicinity of the Carpathian Mountains, proposed as a refugium for a variety of animals and plants, including hornbeam ( Carpinus betulus ; [13]), crested newt ( Triturus cristatus ; [75]) and brown bear ( Ursus arctos ; [76]). The Carpathian region has a well-established fossil history, including remains of common voles and other small mammals, from the time of the LGM [32, 33]. …”

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“…Another, previously proposed, refugial area for this lineage is the Balkan Peninsula [24], but this seems unlikely as this area is occupied by another mtDNA lineage [29]. Although there are fossil records of the common vole from the vicinity of the Carpathians at the time of the LGM [32, 33], ancient bone fragments without associated DNA cannot give an indication of which lineage was present at that time [79–81]. A very similar pattern of contemporary DNA variation to that of the common vole is observed in the bank vole where the ‘Carpathian’ lineage is more widespread in central Europe than the ‘Balkan’ lineage, which is present only in close proximity to its refugial area [9].…”

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“…Coalescent genealogy sampling in BEAST, using the molecular clock rate that was established from common vole ancient DNA [28], inferred a median tMRCA for the Eastern lineage of 22.4 kya (95% HPD limits of 13.5 and 29.8 kya). This indicates that the Eastern lineage originated from a genetic bottleneck around the time of the LGM, when the species was known to be present in the Carpathians [32, 33]. Based on the mismatch Tau value, the median time for the onset of expansion of the Eastern lineage was 8.3 kya (95% CI from 4.8 to 13.9 kya).…”

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“…Based on these studies, it has previously been inferred that this lineage originated in the Carpathians, because of its distribution and the presence of fossils in the region over the last 25 000 years [30, 32, 33]. Earlier microsatellite analyses revealed subdivision of the Eastern mtDNA lineage into two genetic groups [34].…”

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Between the Balkans and the Baltic: Phylogeography of a Common Vole Mitochondrial DNA Lineage Limited to Central Europe

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The common vole (Microtus arvalis) has been a model species of small mammal for studying end-glacial colonization history. In the present study we expanded the sampling from central and eastern Europe, analyzing contemporary genetic structure to identify the role of a potential ‘northern glacial refugium’, i.e. a refugium at a higher latitude than the traditional Mediterranean refugia. Altogether we analyzed 786 cytochrome b (cytb) sequences (representing mitochondrial DNA; mtDNA) from the whole of Europe, adding 177 new sequences from central and eastern Europe, and we conducted analyses on eight microsatellite loci for 499 individuals (representing nuclear DNA) from central and eastern Europe, adding data on 311 new specimens. Our new data fill gaps in the vicinity of the Carpathian Mountains, the potential northern refugium, such that there is now dense sampling from the Balkans to the Baltic Sea. Here we present evidence that the Eastern mtDNA lineage of the common vole was present in the vicinity of this Carpathian refugium during the Last Glacial Maximum and the Younger Dryas. The Eastern lineage expanded from this refugium to the Baltic and shows low cytb nucleotide diversity in those most northerly parts of the distribution. Analyses of microsatellites revealed a similar pattern but also showed little differentiation between all of the populations sampled in central and eastern Europe.

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“…localisation of the core areas of distributions) [1,2,11-14], and could be traced through fossil records, e.g. from pollen [15-18], charcoal fragments [19], the elytra of beetles [20-22], remains of small mammals [23] and gastropod shells [24-26]. Many of these evidences were supported by genetic analyses [5-9].…”

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Molecular biogeography of Europe: Pleistocene cycles and postglacial trends

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The climatic cycles with subsequent glacial and intergalcial periods have had a great impact on the distribution and evolution of species. Using genetic analytical tools considerably increased our understanding of these processes. In this review I therefore give an overview of the molecular biogeography of Europe. For means of simplification, I distinguish between three major biogeographical entities: (i) "Mediterranean" with Mediterranean differentiation and dispersal centres, (ii) "Continental" with extra-Mediterranean centres and (iii) "Alpine" and/or "Arctic" with recent alpine and/or arctic distribution patterns. These different molecular biogeographical patterns are presented using actual examples.Many "Mediterranean" species are differentiated into three major European genetic lineages, which are due to glacial isolation in the three major Mediterranean peninsulas. Postglacial expansion in this group of species is mostly influenced by the barriers of the Pyrenees and the Alps with four resulting main patterns of postglacial range expansions. However, some cases are known with less than one genetic lineage per Mediterranean peninsula on the one hand, and others with a considerable genetic substructure within each of the Mediterranean peninsulas, Asia Minor and the Maghreb. These structures within the Mediterranean sub-centres are often rather strong and in several cases even predate the Pleistocene.For the "Continental" species, it could be shown that the formerly supposed postglacial spread from eastern Palearctic expansion centres is mostly not applicable. Quite the contrary, most of these species apparently had extra-Mediterranean centres of survival in Europe with special importance of the perialpine regions, the Carpathian Basin and parts of the Balkan Peninsula. In the group of "Alpine" and/or "Arctic" species, several molecular biogeographical patterns have been found, which support and improve the postulates based on distribution patterns and pollen records. Thus, genetic studies support the strong linkage between southwestern Alps and Pyrenees, northeastern Alps and Carpathians as well as southeastern Alps and the Dinaric mountain systems, hereby allowing conclusions on the glacial distribution patterns of these species. Furthermore, genetic analyses of arctic-alpine disjunct species support their broad distribution in the periglacial areas at least during the last glacial period.The detailed understanding of the different phylogeographical structures is essential for the management of the different evolutionary significant units of species and the conservation of their entire genetic diversity. Furthermore, the distribution of genetic diversity due to biogeographical reasons helps understanding the differing regional vulnerabilities of extant populations.

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Multi‐disciplinary study of a late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros found in the Pannonian Basin and implications for the contemporaneous palaeoenvironment

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Lisztes‐Szabó

et al. 2023

J Quaternary Science

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Excavation campaigns conducted at the Pécel‐Kis hársas site (Hungary) between 2014 and 2017 yielded the remains of a mature female woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) and six lithic artefacts. Radiocarbon dating confirmed that the rhinoceros died ca. 20.4k cal a bp, at the very end of the Last Glacial Maximum and, considering the position of the artefacts when found, it was probably killed by Epigravettian hunters. Based on dental analyses of the specimen, a vigorous lichen‐ (and possibly moss‐)consuming diet could be inferred for the end of the animal's lifetime. Based on Sr results, we can exclude the possibility of long‐range migration. In accordance with the optimum environmental demands of the foraging lichen, the low δ18O value of osseous material implies a relatively cold contemporaneous climate with a calculated mean annual air temperature of around 0.7 °C. Meanwhile, the extremely low δ15N value may have resulted from the proximity of the discontinuous permafrost zone and some intensive soil dislocation. Consequently, poor vegetation and an open, tundra‐like habitat can be assumed to have been dominant at the site at that time, which is also supported by palaeoenvironmental modeling experiments.

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Mammalian ecosystem dynamics in the Carpathian Basin during the last 27,000 years

Cited by 40 publications

References 16 publications

Between the Balkans and the Baltic: Phylogeography of a Common Vole Mitochondrial DNA Lineage Limited to Central Europe

Between the Balkans and the Baltic: Phylogeography of a Common Vole Mitochondrial DNA Lineage Limited to Central Europe

Molecular biogeography of Europe: Pleistocene cycles and postglacial trends

Multi‐disciplinary study of a late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceros found in the Pannonian Basin and implications for the contemporaneous palaeoenvironment

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