Reductions in the dietary niche of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from the Holocene to the Anthropocene

Reductions in the dietary niche of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) from the Holocene to the Anthropocene

Abstract The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) is a marine mammal hunted to near extinction during the 1800s. Despite their well‐known modern importance as a keystone species, we know little about historical sea otter ecology. Here, we characterize the ecological niche of ancient southern sea otters (E. lu...

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Main Authors: Emma A. Elliott Smith, Martin Tim Tinker, Emily L. Whistler, Douglas J. Kennett, René L. Vellanoweth, Diane Gifford‐Gonzalez, Mark G. Hylkema, Seth D. Newsome
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
amino acid stable isotope analysis
historical ecology
marine ecology
marine mammal conservation
stable isotopes
zooarchaeology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6114

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6114

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