Journal article
The Beringian Coevolution Project: holistic collections of mammals and associated parasites reveal novel perspectives on evolutionary and environmental change in the North
Joseph A Cook, Kurt E Galbreath, Kayce C Bell, Mariel L Campbell, Suzanne Carriere, Jocelyn P Colella, Natalie G Dawson, Jonathan L Dunnum, Ralph P Eckerlin, Vadim Fedorov, Stephen E Greiman, Genevieve MS Haas, Voitto Haukisalmi, Heikki Henttonen, Andrew G Hope, Donavan Jackson, Thomas S Jung, Anson V Koehler, John M Kinsella, Dianna Krejsa Show all
ARCTIC SCIENCE | CANADIAN SCIENCE PUBLISHING | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1139/as-2016-0042
Abstract
The Beringian Coevolution Project (BCP), a field program underway in the high northern latitudes since 1999, has focused on building key scientific infrastructure for integrated specimen-based studies on mammals and their associated parasites. BCP has contributed new insights across temporal and spatial scales into how ancient climate and environmental change have shaped faunas, emphasizing processes of assembly, persistence, and diversification across the vast Beringian region. BCP collections also represent baseline records of biotic diversity from across the northern high latitudes at a time of accelerated environmental change. These specimens and associated data form an unmatched resourc..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We acknowledge the financial support of the National Science Foundation (9972154, 0196095, 0415668, 1258010, 1256943, 1523410), USDA Forest Service (Tongass National Forest and Pacific Northwest Laboratory), Alaska Department of Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, Bureau of Land Management, and National Park Service. We also acknowledge the natural resource agencies in the United States, Mongolia, Russia, and Canada that have provided logistical support, specimens, and permits for our investigations across the greater Beringian region. Too many individuals have contributed their time or specimens to this project over the past 18 years to be able to thank them all. In particular, though, we note the great efforts of N. Dokuchaev, A. Lazuhtkin, J. Baichtal, T. Hanley, K. Hastings, R. Flynn, T. Schumacher, K. Beckmen, H. Schwantje, E. Jenkins, R. Popko, A. Veitch, and B. Elkins.