Holocene development of the vertebrate fauna and the related environmental change in the south-western Baltic area with special emphasis on the Mecklenburg Bay

调查的目的是了解全新世脊椎动物区系及其在现今梅克伦堡湾沿海地区的发展。一个特别的重点将是时间之前，期间和之后的Littorina海侵6700-4000 calBC，当这个地区从陆地或淡水环境的海洋之一。然而，时间向前到中世纪早期也将被考虑。可以通过比较在不同人类住区和一些核心中发现的大量动物遗骸来研究这一发展。不同的已证实物种不仅有其特定的生态需求，而且它们的出现频率也反映了气候变化和植被景观的变化。对于海洋脊椎动物，特别是鱼类，将估计由海平面变化或沿海地区地貌改变造成的小规模盐度差异的特殊影响。然而，就物种组成和物种频率而言，必须考虑到人类的影响，例如狩猎和早期的动物产品贸易。了解这一地区的不同文化变化是进一步的目标。在这方面，驯化动物首次出现在中欧北方具有特殊意义。

It is the aim of the investigations to obtain knowledge about the Holocene vertebrate fauna and its development in the coastal area of the present Mecklenburg Bay. A special focus will be the time before, during and after the Littorina transgression 6700-4000 calBC, when this area changed from a terrestrial or freshwater environment to a marine one. However, the time onwards to the early Middle Ages will also be taken into account. This development can be studied by comparisons of the large number of faunal remains found at different human settlement sites and in some cores. Not only the different proved species with their specific ecological demands, but also their frequencies indicate climatic alterations and changes of vegetation and landscape. In the case of marine vertebrates, especially fishes, the special influence of differences in the salinity, which are caused either by sea level changes or ¿ on a small scale ¿ by geomorphological alterations of the coastal zone will be estimated. However, as far as species composition and species frequencies are concerned, the human influence, such as game hunting and ¿ in younger times ¿ trade with animal products must be taken into account. The understanding of the different cultural changes in this area is a further goal. In this regard, the first occurrence of domesticated animals in northern central Europe is of special interest.