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ArticleScientific reports2022

Stable isotopes unveil one millennium of domestic cat paleoecology in Europe.

Magdalena Krajcarz, Wim Van Neer, Maciej T Krajcarz, Danijela Popović, Mateusz Baca, Bea De Cupere, Quentin Goffette, Hans Christian Küchelmann, Anna Gręzak, Urszula Iwaszczuk and 7 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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17 authors.

Magdalena Krajcarz *Institute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100, Toruń, Poland. magkrajcarz@umk.pl.
Wim Van Neer *Operational Directorate Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
Maciej T Krajcarz *Research Centre in Warszawa, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.
Danijela PopovićCentre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, S. Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
Mateusz BacaCentre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, S. Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland.
Bea De CupereOperational Directorate Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
Quentin GoffetteOperational Directorate Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
Hans Christian KüchelmannKnochenarbeit, Speicherhof 4, 28217, Bremen, Germany.
Anna GręzakDepartment of Bioarchaeology, Faculty of Archaeology, University of Warsaw, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927, Warsaw, Poland.
Urszula IwaszczukInstitute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences, Nowy Świat 72, 00-330, Warsaw, Poland.
Claudio OttoniCentre of Molecular Anthropology for Ancient DNA Studies, Department of Biology, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Rome, Italy.
Katrien Van de VijverOperational Directorate Earth and History of Life, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000, Brussels, Belgium.
Jarosław WilczyńskiInstitute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sławkowska 17, 31-016, Kraków, Poland.
Anna MulczykResearch Centre in Warszawa, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warsaw, Poland.
Jan WiejackiInstitute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
Daniel MakowieckiInstitute of Archaeology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Szosa Bydgoska 44/48, 87-100, Toruń, Poland.
Hervé BocherensSenckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment, University of Tübingen, Sigwartstrasse 10, 72076, Tübingen, Germany.

Funding

European Research Council 101002811European Research Council 101002811 FELIX
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The domestic cat is the world's most popular pet and one of the most detrimental predators in terrestrial ecosystems. Effective protection of wildlife biodiversity demands detailed tracking of cat trophic ecology, and stable isotopes serve as a powerful proxy in dietary studies. However, a variable diet can make an isotopic pattern unreadable in opportunistic predators. To evaluate the usefulness of the isotopic method in cat ecology, we measured C and N isotope ratios in hundreds of archaeological cat bones. We determined trends in cat trophic paleoecology in northern Europe by exploiting population-scale patterns in animals from diverse locations. Our dataset shows a high variability of isotopic signals related to the socio-economic and/or geomorphological context. This points toward regularities in isotopic patterns across past cat populations. We provide a generalized guide to interpret the isotopic ecology of cats, emphasizing that regional isotopic baselines have a major impact on the isotopic signal.

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EcosystemIsotopesAnimalsCarbon IsotopesCatsDietEcologyEuropeNitrogen IsotopesCarbon IsotopesIsotopesNitrogen Isotopes

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