Did the historical range of the European bison (Bison bonasus L.) extend further south?—a new finding from the Yenikapı Metro and Marmaray excavation, Turkey

Onar, Vedat; Soubrier, Julien; Toker, Nezir Yaşar; Loenen, Ayla L. van; Llamas, Bastien; Siddiq, Abu Bakar; Pasicka, Edyta; Tokarska, Małgorzata

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“…Mitochondrial data have been recovered from numerous bison specimens originating from large parts of its Holarctic distribution (e.g., [125,128,129,[133][134][135][136][137][138][139][140][141][142][143]). These studies have, for instance, identified the existence of significant (but only occasionally associated) genetic and morphological variation.…”

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Ancient Faunal History Revealed by Interdisciplinary Biomolecular Approaches

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Starting four decades ago, studies have examined the ecology and evolutionary dynamics of populations and species using short mitochondrial DNA fragments and stable isotopes. Through technological and analytical advances, the methods and biomolecules at our disposal have increased significantly to now include lipids, whole genomes, proteomes, and even epigenomes. At an unprecedented resolution, the study of ancient biomolecules has made it possible for us to disentangle the complex processes that shaped the ancient faunal diversity across millennia, with the potential to aid in implicating probable causes of species extinction and how humans impacted the genetics and ecology of wild and domestic species. However, even now, few studies explore interdisciplinary biomolecular approaches to reveal ancient faunal diversity dynamics in relation to environmental and anthropogenic impact. This review will approach how biomolecules have been implemented in a broad variety of topics and species, from the extinct Pleistocene megafauna to ancient wild and domestic stocks, as well as how their future use has the potential to offer an enhanced understanding of drivers of past faunal diversity on Earth.

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Ancient Faunal History Revealed by Interdisciplinary Biomolecular Approaches

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“…In the ancient times, bison range covered Central, South-Eastern and Eastern Europe but since then it shrunk dramatically (Benecke 2005;Onar et al 2017). By the end of the eighteenth century, only two populations survived-in Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF) and the Caucasus Mountains (Pucek 2004;Samojlik 2005;Samojlik and Jędrzejewska 2010).…”

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Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species

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Many mammal species have been extensively impacted by human interventions in the past. It was especially important for endangered or key species such as European bison Bison bonasus, which has a long history of human interventions and is currently a refugee species confined by anthropogenic activities to suboptimal forest habitats. Using archival information (1795-1915) on bison population dynamics and management practices in Eastern Poland's Białowieża Primeval Forest (BPF) in three periods (1795-1860, 1861-1888, 1889-1915) differing in management goals, we identify the main factors affecting bison numbers and discuss implications of this knowledge for modern conservation of the species. Mean annual increase rate of bison population varied between 3.03% in the first, − 3.04% in the second, and 2.69% in the third period. The most important drivers of European bison population dynamics were the increasing supplementary feeding and anthropogenic offtake (annual number of individuals hunted, live-captured and poached), along with opening of the forest by different traditional activities. Although this management was solely directed at hunting goals, relatively low intensity of animal removal and counteracting effect of supplementary feeding secured the survival of the species. However, management practices applied in all three periods acted against natural selection and increased animal dependence on human support. Collected historical data presents a unique longterm assessment of management practices and their effectiveness and allows to draw conclusions for the current management of the species. Historical management was not based on evidence. The general principles of traditional bison management were adapted by the twentieth-century management of reinstated population. To avoid repeating the same mistakes, the contemporary management model needs revaluation and changes to conform to up-to-date knowledge on the species habitat selection and forage requirements. Continuation of traditional management practices will sustain species refugee status.

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“…Several recent studies have investigated the evolutionary history of European bison using ancient DNA (aDNA) (Soubrier et al, 2016;Massilani et al, 2016;Onar et al, 2017;Marsolier-Kergoat et al, 2015;Grange et al, 2018). The data presented in these studies comprised predominantly mitochondrial D-loop data plus a handful of mitochondrial genomes (where most specimens were from either the Urals Mountains or France).…”

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Untangling the Evolutionary History of European Bison (Bison bonasus)

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et al. 2018

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European bison (Bison bonasus) are the largest endemic vertebrates in Europe, and one of the few megafaunal species to have survived the mass megafaunal extinction during the Pleistocene/Holocene transition (12-9 thousand years ago). Untangling their evolutionary history would provide valuable information about the response of European megafauna to periods of rapid environmental change. However, a severe and recent population bottleneck obscures much of the population history that could be inferred from the genomes of modern individuals. While several studies have attempted to analyse ancient European bison populations directly using ancient DNA, their datasets were limited in temporal and geographic range. In this study we present the most comprehensive dataset of ancient European bison mitochondrial genomes to date, with 131 ancient bison samples from across the Eurasian continent covering over 50 thousand years. We reveal patterns of bison distribution and concurrent environmental changes across a broad geographical and temporal range. In particular, population expansions following periods of extensive forest reduction combined with a decrease in anthropogenic pressures suggest that European bison remain preferentially adapted to an open steppe environment through to the present day.

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Did the historical range of the European bison (Bison bonasus L.) extend further south?—a new finding from the Yenikapı Metro and Marmaray excavation, Turkey

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Ancient Faunal History Revealed by Interdisciplinary Biomolecular Approaches

Ancient Faunal History Revealed by Interdisciplinary Biomolecular Approaches

Historical data on European bison management in Białowieża Primeval Forest can contribute to a better contemporary conservation of the species

Untangling the Evolutionary History of European Bison (Bison bonasus)

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