Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 39(1) 1996

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VOL 39(1) 1996

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Micromammals, Holocene, evolution, paleoecology, eastern Europe, Belarus

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Holocene micromammal complexes of Belarus: A model of faunal development during Interglacial epochs

• Alexander N. MOTUZKO
• Dmitry L . IVANOV

Abstract:

The changes identified in the Holocene fauna of Belarus were caused by changes in the relationship between tundra, steppe, forest and intrasonal biomes. These changes were also affected by migrations. Stages in the evolution of the micromammal fauna are identified herein. These may serve as a model for reconstructing the development of interglacial faunas of older periods of the Pleistocene.