Borsuka Cave (Layer VII)
Basic information
Sample name: Borsuka Cave (Layer VII)
Reference: J. Wilczynski, B. Miekina, G. Lipecki, L. Lougas, A. Marciszak, B. Rzebik-Kowalska, E. Stworzewicz, Z. Szyndlar, and K. Wertz. 2012. Faunal remains from Borsuka Cave - an example of local climate variability during Late Pleistocene in southern Poland. Acta zoologica cracoviensia 55(2):131-155 [ER 3087]
Geography
Country: Poland
Coordinate: 50° 10' 54" N, 20° 42' 12" E
Latlng basis: stated in text
Time interval: Late Pleistocene
Section: 3087
Unit number: 4
Unit order: above to below
Min Ma: 0.02735
Geography comments: "Borsuka Cave is located about 20 km west of Kraków, in the Kraków Valleys Landscape Park".
There are no direct dates for Layer VII, although the younger Layer VI has been dated to the Late Pleistocene: 26-27 ka BP.
There are no direct dates for Layer VII, although the younger Layer VI has been dated to the Late Pleistocene: 26-27 ka BP.
Environment
Lithology: claystone
Taphonomic context: cave
Habitat comments: "Layer VII consisted of dark brown clay in which the numerous remains of small fauna were discovered (including amphibians). There was no archaeological material".
Methods
Life forms: carnivores, rodents, other small mammals, birds, frogs, snails
Sampling methods: quarry
Sample size: 308 specimens
Years: 2008 - 2010
Net or trap nights: 0
Basal area status: not applicable
Sampling comments: "A trench of 4 x 3 m was situated next to the visible cave entrance and oriented with its longer side along the north-south axis. It covered a ditch of modern times, with dimensions of c. 120 x 120 cm and a depth of approximately 80 cm. In total, the excavation reached a depth of 2.5 m over an area of 12 m2".
Metadata
Sample no: 3364
Contributor no: John Alroy
Enterer: John Alroy
Created: 2019-08-26 21:55:44
Modified: 2023-04-29 00:46:24
Abundance distribution
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts. Values are logged.
Statistics
13 species
5 singletons
total count 308
geometric series index: 23.3
Fisher's α: 2.75
geometric series k: 0.6879
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.7906
Shannon's H: 1.7663
Good's u: 0.9838
Register
| Aegopinella pura | 1 | |
| Rana temporaria | 54 | |
| Lyrurus tetrix | 1 | 1.3 kg |
| "Tetrao tetrix" | ||
| Sorex araneus | 9 | |
| Talpa europaea | 1 | |
| Meles meles (European badger) | 1 | 11.0 kg |
| †Spermophilus superciliosus | 1 | |
| Lemmus lemmus | 6 | |
| Myodes glareolus | 47 | |
| "Clethrionomys glareolus" | ||
| Arvicola amphibius | 3 | |
| "Arvicola terrestris" | ||
| Microtus sp. | 89 | |
| arvalis or agrestis | ||
| Stenocranius gregalis | 15 | |
| "Microtus gregalis" | ||
| Alexandromys oeconomus | 80 | |
| "Microtus oeconomus" | ||