Does the jack of all trades fare best? Survival and niche width in Late Pleistocene megafauna
Aim
We sought to assess different megafaunal species responses to the intense climatic changes that characterized the end of the Quaternary.
Location
Eurasia.
Methods
We used species distribution modelling, niche overlap tests and co?occurrence analysis to model climatic niche evolution and change in six different megafauna species, including three extinct (woolly mammoth, woolly rhino and steppe bison) and three extant (red deer, wolf and reindeer) species.