On the Analysis of Vertebrate Mortality Profiles
Sample Size, Mortality Type, and Hunting Pressure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2575316 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R L Lyman (0000-0003-2651-7959, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 125 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Antiquity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7316 • E-ISSN: 2325-5064 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/281064 |
| OpenAlex | W2317744850 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 77 |
| References cited | 10 |
Determination of whether a particular age profile derived from a sample of prehistoric bones represents catastrophic or attritional mortality depends largely on the frequencies of age classes. Analyses of mortality profiles derived from samples of cervids (Odocoileus hemionus and Cervus elaphus) that died catastrophically in the Mount St. Helens blast zone indicate that a minimum sample of 30 individuals is required for a reliable inference of mortality pattern when a newborn individual of the taxon of concern has an average life expectancy of about three years. This conclusion is corroborated by drawing 16 random samples of various sizes from two paleontological faunas, each consisting of one taxon, one with a life expectancy similar to and the other with a life expectancy different from the Mount St. Helens cervids. Pre-eruption survivorship of the Mount St. Helens cervids was controlled by an estimated 20% annual harvest rate. Comparison of simulated survivorship in nonhunted cervid populations with archaeologically documented survivorship may provide insights to effects of prehistoric hunting on animal populations
Archaeology · Biology · Geography · Life expectancy · Population · Prehistory · Survivorship curve · Taxon · Demography · Ecology · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology · Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
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| Unique citing works | 77 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,97 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2026 (40) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 72 |