Functional traits of the world's late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores

EJ Lundgren, SD Schowanek, J Rowan, O Middleton… - Scientific data, 2021 - nature.com
Prehistoric and recent extinctions of large-bodied terrestrial herbivores had significant and
lasting impacts on Earth's ecosystems due to the loss of their distinct trait combinations. The …

A high-altitude calibration set of modern biotic proxies from the Western Himalaya, India: Pollen–vegetation relation, anthropogenic and palaeoclimatic implications

R Kar, K Mishra, MF Quamar, RB Mohanty, S Agrawal… - Catena, 2022 - Elsevier
We analysed the pollen composition, non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) and stable carbon
isotope data (δ 13 C values) of surface sediments (soil), from the proglacial deposits …

Modern pollen–vegetation relationships along an altitudinal transect in the Western Higher Himalaya, India: Palaeoclimatic and anthropogenic implications

AK Mishra, RB Mohanty, R Ghosh, K Mishra… - The …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Palynology is one of the most reliable tools for the reconstruction of past vegetation and
climate and modern pollen analogues are important for the calibration of fossil pollen …

Coprophilous and non-coprophilous fungal spores of Bos mutus modern dung from the Indian Himalaya: Implications to temperate paleoherbivory and …

SK Basumatary, H Singh, EN van Asperen… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fungal spores preserved on dung of wild yak (Bos mutus) from the higher Himalayan region
of India were studied in order to understand the differences in their diversity and abundance …

Pollen and non-pollen palynomorph depositional patterns in Kaziranga National Park, India: Implications for palaeoecology and palaeoherbivory analysis

SK Basumatary, EN van Asperen… - The …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The main aim of this study is to produce a modern analog for pollen and non-pollen
palynomorphs (NPPs) preserved in soil in relation to the different vegetation types and …

Multiproxy analysis on Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur) dung from Little Rann of Western India and its implications for the palaeoecology and archaeology of …

AK Pokharia, SK Basumatary, B Thakur… - Review of Palaeobotany …, 2022 - Elsevier
The dung of the Indian wild ass was analyzed using biotic and abiotic proxies to determine
its dietary habits in relation to the plant diversity and ecology in the arid region of western …

Characterisation and depositional pattern of the modern pollen and non-pollen palynomorphs in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, India, and its implications for …

S Vaish, AK Arya, SK Basumatary - Palynology, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This study documents the depositional pattern of modern pollen and fungal spores in
relation to the different vegetation types and wildlife activities in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary …

Red Panda feces from Eastern Himalaya as a modern analogue for palaeodietary and palaeoecological analyses

SK Basumatary, R Gogoi, S Tripathi, R Ghosh… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Modern feces samples of the endangered red panda (Ailurus fulgens) were examined using
multiproxy analysis to characterize the dietary patterns in their natural habitat in India. An …