#biogeography — Public Fediverse posts

Are Colorado Moose Invasive? New Research Says NO
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https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2026/06/18/are-colorado-moose-invasive-new-research-says-no <-- shared technical article
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https://youtu.be/orpLT22YnKQ?si=aThWWjMhKOUELwuv <-- shared overview video
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https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70279 <-- shared paper
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“The modern Colorado moose is often considered just that: modern - brought to the state by wildlife officials in the late 1970s, preceded by very occasional reports of moose sightings in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Since being translocated to Colorado, these charismatic megafauna have been a source of both fascination and concern. In Rocky Mountain National Park [RMNP], where moose populations have thrived, ecosystems have been changing, and moose-associated impacts have sparked renewed conversations about managing an animal labeled “non-native.”
However, newly published research [link above] by an interdisciplinary team of scientists, archivists and Tribal cultural heritage leaders shows that the “non-native” label is inaccurate. They present evidence demonstrating that moose have been in Colorado for at least centuries and likely longer.
The researchers analyzed newspaper archives, archaeological site reports, scientific journals, museum collections and photo archives to understand where and when moose were present in Colorado prior to the mid-1900s. Perhaps most importantly, notes lead author William Taylor, a University of Colorado Boulder associate professor of anthropology and CU Museum curator of archaeology, the scholars sought Indigenous histories, and in doing so found evidence of moose being well known and deeply integrated into traditional knowledge of Native people in the southern Rockies.
Crystal C’Bearing, a study co-author and Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Officer, notes that among the Northern Arapaho, "the moose is considered a valued commodity among the Tribe.” She adds that societies within the Northern Arapaho "utilize many animals, including moose, in their clothing, society items and regalia. This tradition continues today."
The scholarly approach of joining Indigenous knowledge with historical accounts, archaeology and paleontology, "shows the power of multiple independent lines of evidence converging on the conclusion that moose were part of southern Rocky Mountain ecosystems long before modern reintroductions," says study co-author Jonathan Dombrosky of Crow Canyon Archaeological Center and the University of Alabama. "More broadly, the study demonstrates how historical sciences can help us better understand the origins of modern ecosystems and make more informed decisions about their future…"
#moose #populations #Colorado #USA #native #invasive #introduced #nonnative #translocated #megafauna #herbivore #ungulate #impacts #ecosystems #environment #vegetation #native #indigenous #tribal #FirstNation #archaeology #paleontology #symbology #reporting #historicalscience #history #RockyMountain #Rockies #regional #prehistory #Holocene #biogeography #archaeozoological #modern #premodern #management #archivists

Geneseo Garden Club gives award to native species garden | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1904845/geneseo-garden-club-gives-award-to-native-species-garden-news/ #agriculture #archaeplastida #biogeography #botany #EnvironmentalDesign #flower #garden #gardening #geneseo #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #lawn #NativeSpecies #NewYork #philosophy #plant #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #yard

La #lavande sauvage meurt-elle prématurément dans les #cevennes ? | #parcnationaldescevennes #lavandulaangustifolia #biodiversity #biogeographie #biogeography #ecology https://www.cevennes-parcnational.fr/fr/actualites/la-lavande-sauvage-meurt-elle-prematurement-dans-les-cevennes

Hemiboreal (Biogeography 🌍)

Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiboreal

#Hemiboreal #Forests #Habitats #Biogeography #ClimateZones #TaigaAndBorealForests

Hemiboreal (Biogeography 🌍)

Hemiboreal means halfway between the temperate and subarctic zones. The term is most frequently used in the context of climates and ecosystems.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemiboreal

#Hemiboreal #Forests #Habitats #Biogeography #ClimateZones #TaigaAndBorealForests

Zoom sur une espèce : le #Martinetpâle

"Le Martinet pâle (Apus pallidus) est une espèce habitant les pourtours de la Méditerranée, de l’Espagne et du Maroc, jusqu’à la Turquie et même jusqu’au Golfe d’Oman, sur la côte méridionale iranienne. En France, l’espèce est localisée au littoral méditerranéen, à l’exception de la célèbre colonie de l’Hôtel Dieu à Toulouse, d’une petite colonie à Biarritz et, plus récemment, à Bordeaux (2014) et Lyon (2023).

Dans les Pyrénées-Orientales, l’espèce est assez commune sur tout le littoral, de Cerbère au Barcarès. La grande majorité des sites de reproduction sont urbains mais une part encore méconnue de la population niche sur les falaises côtières du massif des Albères (cap Cerbère, Cap Rédéris, Cap de l’Abeille…). En dehors du littoral, l’espèce, beaucoup plus localisée, niche à Rivesaltes (Collège), Perpignan et les viaducs de l’Autoroute A9 entre le Boulou et la frontière espagnole".

#Apuspallidus #Apus #pyreneesorientales #avifaune #ornithologie #biogeography

@geography

https://www.gor66.fr/post/zoom-sur-une-esp%C3%A8ce-le-martinet-p%C3%A2le

Then we sorted out the conflicts between the #genealogies. Getting a tree or, in this case two capturing different aspects of a genus' #evolution and #differentiation is pretty easy.
Making sense of it, requires quite a bit of activating the "little grey cells" (as Poirot loved to say)

#biogeography of Ixora with respect to the major nuclear and plastid lineages.

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Sundaland (Biogeography 🌍)

Sundaland is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It includes Bali, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra in Indonesia, and their surrounding small islands, as well as the Malay Peninsula on the Asian mainland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundaland

#Sundaland #Malesia #Biogeography #IndomalayanRealm #HistoricalGeology #ContinentalShelves

#Drought effects on decomposition are mitigated by an increasingly complex decomposer community. The more species of decomposer organisms there are, the less the essential process of recycling nutrients is affected by the lack of water.

#Study, 2024, https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2313334121 @agriculture @permaculture

#wildfires #conservation #landscaping #bioGeography #wildLife #forestry #forests #leaves #bacteria #fungus #decomposers #recycling #agroforestry #research #agriculture

Water Availability Creates Global Thresholds In Multidimensional Soil Biodiversity And Functions
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-023-02071-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #water #mapping #water #hydrology #biogeography #phylogeography #geography #global #environmental #biodiversity #productivity #agricultural #agriculture #farming #plant #microbe #soilscience #soilhealth #soil #soilfertility #soilconservation #soilmanagement #ecosystems #EnvironmentalThresholds #survey #fieldsurvey #climate #vegetation #watermanagement #waterconservation #rainfall #precipitation #EV #evaporation #evapotranspiration #biogeochemical #geochemical #bacteria #fungi #protists #invertebrates #model #modeling #soilcarbonsequestration #wateravailability #sustainable