Surveying for Ungulate Skeletal Remains in Mediterranean Mountainous Habitats: a Quantitative Approach and Potential Use in Population Dynamics

Serrano, Emmanuel; Pérez, Jesús M.; Egeland, Charles P.; Bover, Pere; Gállego, Luis

Surveying for Ungulate Skeletal Remains in Mediterranean Mountainous Habitatsa Quantitative Approach and Potential Use in Population Dynamics

Serrano, Emmanuel
Pérez, Jesús M.
Egeland, Charles P.
Bover, Pere
Gállego, Luis

Revista:

Journal of taphonomy

ISSN: 1696-0815

Any de publicació: 2006

Volum: 4

Número: 3

Pàgines: 163-170

Tipus: Article

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Resum

Our research has estimated the frequency of occurrence of bone remains from ungulates in the Mediterranean area (Sistema Bético). We sampled a total of 36 transects and found an average of 4.9 ungulate bones per transect. Despite three fairly complete carcasses collected, still bearing soft tissues, long bones from the appendicular skeleton are the most common element type. The use of this source of data within global monitoring programs of wild ungulate populations is discussed.

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