Forecasting sea otter recolonization: insights from isotopic analysis of modern and zooarchaeological populations.
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| author | Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D |
| author_facet | Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D |
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| contents | Forecasting sea otter recolonization: insights from isotopic analysis of modern and zooarchaeological populations. Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D Animals Otters Carbon Isotopes Nitrogen Isotopes Alaska Oregon Archaeology Collagen Diet Retrospective datasets offer essential context for conservation by revealing species' ecological roles before industrial-era human impacts. We analysed isotopic compositions of pre-industrial and modern sea otters () to reconstruct pre-extirpation ecology and offer insights for management. Our study focuses on southeast Alaska (SEAK), where sea otters are recolonizing, and northern Oregon, where translocations are being considered. We measured bulk bone collagen C and N values and essential amino acid C values of extirpated sea otters from archaeological contexts, and bulk isotopic values from vibrissae of modern SEAK sea otters. We compare these results with published isotopic data of potential prey and additional archaeological datasets. In SEAK, our data show pre-industrial sea otter populations consumed infaunal bivalves and used soft-sediment (33%) and kelp forest habitats (67%), with sub-regional variation. We anticipate current populations will expand into this historical niche, and conflict with regional traditional/subsistence bivalve fisheries will persist. In northern Oregon, isotopic data from extirpated sea otters indicate past consumption of low trophic level invertebrates and a stronger reliance on kelp forests (88%) rather than soft-sediment habitats, highlighting the importance of kelp forests for future translocations. Our work exemplifies the value of historical ecology in informing conservation strategies for recovering species. |
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| spellingShingle | Forecasting sea otter recolonization: insights from isotopic analysis of modern and zooarchaeological populations. Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D Animals Otters Carbon Isotopes Nitrogen Isotopes Alaska Oregon Archaeology Collagen Diet Forecasting sea otter recolonization: insights from isotopic analysis of modern and zooarchaeological populations. Elliott Smith, Emma A Moss, Madonna L Wellman, Hannah P Gill, Verena A Monson, Daniel H Newsome, Seth D Animals Otters Carbon Isotopes Nitrogen Isotopes Alaska Oregon Archaeology Collagen Diet Retrospective datasets offer essential context for conservation by revealing species' ecological roles before industrial-era human impacts. We analysed isotopic compositions of pre-industrial and modern sea otters () to reconstruct pre-extirpation ecology and offer insights for management. Our study focuses on southeast Alaska (SEAK), where sea otters are recolonizing, and northern Oregon, where translocations are being considered. We measured bulk bone collagen C and N values and essential amino acid C values of extirpated sea otters from archaeological contexts, and bulk isotopic values from vibrissae of modern SEAK sea otters. We compare these results with published isotopic data of potential prey and additional archaeological datasets. In SEAK, our data show pre-industrial sea otter populations consumed infaunal bivalves and used soft-sediment (33%) and kelp forest habitats (67%), with sub-regional variation. We anticipate current populations will expand into this historical niche, and conflict with regional traditional/subsistence bivalve fisheries will persist. In northern Oregon, isotopic data from extirpated sea otters indicate past consumption of low trophic level invertebrates and a stronger reliance on kelp forests (88%) rather than soft-sediment habitats, highlighting the importance of kelp forests for future translocations. Our work exemplifies the value of historical ecology in informing conservation strategies for recovering species. |
| title | Forecasting sea otter recolonization: insights from isotopic analysis of modern and zooarchaeological populations. |
| topic | Animals Otters Carbon Isotopes Nitrogen Isotopes Alaska Oregon Archaeology Collagen Diet |
| url | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39876720/ |