#biogeography — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biogeography, aggregated by home.social.
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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 -
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 -
Biogeochemical cycle (Biogeochemical cycle 🔄)
A biogeochemical cycle, or more generally a cycle of matter, is the movement and transformation of chemical elements and compounds between living organisms, the atmosphere, and the Earth's crust. Major biogeochemical cycles include the carbon cycle, the nitrogen cycle and the water cycle. In each cycle, the chemical element or molecule...
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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
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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
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Extinction debt (Landscape ecology 🏞️)
In ecology, extinction debt is the future extinction of species due to events in the past. The phrases dead clade walking and survival without recovery express the same idea. Extinction debt occurs because of time delays between impacts on a species, such as destruction of habitat, and the species' ultimate disappearance. For instance, lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_debt
#ExtinctionDebt #Ecology #Extinction #Biogeography #LandscapeEcology
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Biogeographic regions of Europe (Biogeography 🌍)
The biogeographic regions of Europe are biogeographic regions defined by the European Environment Agency. They were initially limited to the European Union member states, but later extended to cover all of Europe west of the Urals, including all of Turkey. The map of biogeographic regions is deliberately simplified ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogeographic_regions_of_Europe
#BiogeographicRegionsOfEurope #Biogeography #EnvironmentOfEurope
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Biogeographic regions of Europe (Biogeography 🌍)
The biogeographic regions of Europe are biogeographic regions defined by the European Environment Agency. They were initially limited to the European Union member states, but later extended to cover all of Europe west of the Urals, including all of Turkey. The map of biogeographic regions is deliberately simplified ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biogeographic_regions_of_Europe
#BiogeographicRegionsOfEurope #Biogeography #EnvironmentOfEurope
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Extinction debt (Landscape ecology 🏞️)
In ecology, extinction debt is the future extinction of species due to events in the past. The phrases dead clade walking and survival without recovery express the same idea. Extinction debt occurs because of time delays between impacts on a species, such as destruction of habitat, and the species' ultimate disappearance. For instance, lo...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_debt
#ExtinctionDebt #Ecology #Extinction #Biogeography #LandscapeEcology
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Here some good news for the #MEB network (microclimate ecology & biogeography, former #SoilTemp).
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the #Cairngorms National Park. 🌡️#BEN_EAF #SoilTemperature #Microclimate #Biogeography #JamesHuttonInstitute #AlpSoil_Lab #SoilHumidity
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Here some good news for the #MEB network (microclimate ecology & biogeography, former #SoilTemp).
New #TOMST soil temperature and soil humidity loggers are now installed in alpine habitats of the #ScottishHighlands, in the #Cairngorms National Park. 🌡️#BEN_EAF #SoilTemperature #Microclimate #Biogeography #JamesHuttonInstitute #AlpSoil_Lab #SoilHumidity
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New review! As this handsomely illustrated book shows, the evolutionary history of mammals in Africa is far more interesting than you would think at first blush.
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/05/26/book-review-the-rise-of-mammals-in-africa/
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Evolution #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Mammals #Biogeography #Scicomm @bookstodon
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New review! As this handsomely illustrated book shows, the evolutionary history of mammals in Africa is far more interesting than you would think at first blush.
https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2026/05/26/book-review-the-rise-of-mammals-in-africa/
#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #Evolution #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Mammals #Biogeography #Scicomm @bookstodon
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Mammal #evolution in Africa turns out to have been far more interesting than I could have fathomed! Stay tuned for a review on https://inquisitivebiologist.com soon!
#Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Mammals #Biogeography
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Mammal #evolution in Africa turns out to have been far more interesting than I could have fathomed! Stay tuned for a review on https://inquisitivebiologist.com soon!
#Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm #Paleontology #Palaeontology #Fossils #Mammals #Biogeography
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Warming erodes climate connectivity for terrestrial vertebrates
Urban, M. C. Climate change extinctions. Science 386, 1123–1128 (2024). Article CAS Google Scholar Nolan, C. et al.…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Biogeography #ClimateChange #ClimateChange/ClimateChangeImpacts #Climate-changeecology #Ecologicalmodelling #environment #EnvironmentalLaw/Policy/Ecojustice #general #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@eLife/116572681775130764
"the researchers documented several nests and eggs not previously described by science, particularly from species inhabiting remote regions of the Amazon and the Andes. By examining egg physiology along elevational gradients, they found that high-elevation species lose water at slower rates than lowland species, likely as an adaptation to reduce the risk of desiccation. These findings support the idea that egg physiology may constrain species distributions."
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RE: https://fediscience.org/@eLife/116572681775130764
"the researchers documented several nests and eggs not previously described by science, particularly from species inhabiting remote regions of the Amazon and the Andes. By examining egg physiology along elevational gradients, they found that high-elevation species lose water at slower rates than lowland species, likely as an adaptation to reduce the risk of desiccation. These findings support the idea that egg physiology may constrain species distributions."
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And the award for "best arachnology paper title of the year (so far)" goes to...
Bellvert, A., Nicolosi, G., Pavlek, M., Cresi, L., & Mammola, S. (2026). "Where We’re Going, We Won’t Need Eyes to See: Distributional Range Size Drivers of European Subterranean Spiders." Journal of Biogeography, 53(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.70237 :OpenAccess:
(Part of their aim is to "assess the impact of cave-related phenotypic traits (eye reduction, leg elongation, and pigmentation loss) on species distributional range".)
#arachnews #arachnology #biospeleology #biogeography #spiders #caves
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Ke Zhang et al. explored geographic patterns in the abundance, diversity and community composition of #PhyllosphereMicrobiota and their functions.
#Biogeography | #MicrobialNetwork | #EcosystemMultifunctionality | #AlpineGrasslands
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🌊 Late #Pleistocene pelagic #gastropods of southern #taiwan paleobiodiversity, first #fossil records, and regional affinity: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21046
@PeerJ
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🌊 Late #Pleistocene pelagic #gastropods of southern #taiwan paleobiodiversity, first #fossil records, and regional affinity: https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21046
@PeerJ
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Les #jardins privés, des refuges précieux pour la biodiversité : « Nous avons des orvets, des lézards et pas mal de papillons »
Représentant une large part des territoires urbanisés, ces espaces privés sont souvent considérés comme des parcelles artificialisées alors qu’ils peuvent héberger une certaine #biodiversité. Villes et scientifiques tentent de mieux évaluer celle-ci pour la favoriser.
Par #PerrineMouterde #LeMonde #biogeographie #biogeography #ecologie #ecology #geographie #urbanecology #biodiversity -
Les #jardins privés, des refuges précieux pour la biodiversité : « Nous avons des orvets, des lézards et pas mal de papillons »
Représentant une large part des territoires urbanisés, ces espaces privés sont souvent considérés comme des parcelles artificialisées alors qu’ils peuvent héberger une certaine #biodiversité. Villes et scientifiques tentent de mieux évaluer celle-ci pour la favoriser.
Par #PerrineMouterde #LeMonde #biogeographie #biogeography #ecologie #ecology #geographie #urbanecology #biodiversity -
Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives for Your Garden | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1656229/plant-this-not-that-native-alternatives-for-your-garden-news/ #agriculture #biogeography #biology #botany #ConservationBiology #ecology #EnvironmentalConservation #garden #gardening #habitat #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #NaturalEnvironment #NatureConservation #organisms #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #SustainableDevelopment
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Plant This, Not That: Native Alternatives for Your Garden | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1656229/plant-this-not-that-native-alternatives-for-your-garden-news/ #agriculture #biogeography #biology #botany #ConservationBiology #ecology #EnvironmentalConservation #garden #gardening #habitat #horticulture #Kingdoms(biology) #landscape #LandscapeArchitecture #NaturalEnvironment #NatureConservation #organisms #PlantAgriculture #plants #PlantsAndHumans #SustainableDevelopment
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Nouveau billet dans #paysages: « Le Piranga vermillon, un migrateur aux couleurs de feu, à #Porto au #Portugal » #Pirangarubra
#biogeography #biogeographie #avifaune #avifauna #birdwatching #citizenscience #Pirangavermillon #Sanhaçu-vermelho
https://cneffpaysages.blog/2026/02/25/le-piranga-vermillon-un-migrateur-aux-couleurs-de-feu-a-porto-au-portugal/ -
Nouveau billet dans #paysages: « Le Piranga vermillon, un migrateur aux couleurs de feu, à #Porto au #Portugal » #Pirangarubra
#biogeography #biogeographie #avifaune #avifauna #birdwatching #citizenscience #Pirangavermillon #Sanhaçu-vermelho
https://cneffpaysages.blog/2026/02/25/le-piranga-vermillon-un-migrateur-aux-couleurs-de-feu-a-porto-au-portugal/ -
#PhyllosphereMicrobiota showed a significant non-linear environmental gradient effect in #AlpineGrasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, which was mostly explained by climate factors, especially annual precipitation.
#Biogeography | #MicrobialNetwork | #EcosystemMultifunctionality
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#PhyllosphereMicrobiota showed a significant non-linear environmental gradient effect in #AlpineGrasslands on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau, which was mostly explained by climate factors, especially annual precipitation.
#Biogeography | #MicrobialNetwork | #EcosystemMultifunctionality
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New publication: On the role of #mutualisms in #plant #biogeography: consequences for ecology, evolution, and invasion.
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Auch wenn es sich wohl um eine Wiederholung handelt ist diese #Rundfunksendung mit @GaborPaal immer noch #hörenswert!
Die Zukunft der #Natur – Wie sich Tiere und Pflanzen an den Klimawandel anpassen
#GáborPaál im Gespräch mit dem Biologen #BernhardKegel #biogeographie #biogeography #Klimawandel #climatechange #biodiversität #biodiversity #swrkultur #swrkulturdasWissen
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Auch wenn es sich wohl um eine Wiederholung handelt ist diese #Rundfunksendung mit @GaborPaal immer noch #hörenswert!
Die Zukunft der #Natur – Wie sich Tiere und Pflanzen an den Klimawandel anpassen
#GáborPaál im Gespräch mit dem Biologen #BernhardKegel #biogeographie #biogeography #Klimawandel #climatechange #biodiversität #biodiversity #swrkultur #swrkulturdasWissen
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Neozealandia (Biogeography 🌍)
Neozealandia is a biogeographic province of the Antarctic Realm according to the classification developed by Miklos Udvardy in 1975.
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Neozealandia (Biogeography 🌍)
Neozealandia is a biogeographic province of the Antarctic Realm according to the classification developed by Miklos Udvardy in 1975.
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Nunatak hypothesis (Phytogeography 🌱)
In biogeography, particularly phytogeography, the nunatak hypothesis about the origin of a biota in formerly glaciated areas is the idea that some or many species have survived the inhospitable period on icefree land such as nunataks. Its antithesis is the tabula rasa hypothesis, which posits that all s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunatak_hypothesis
#NunatakHypothesis #IceAges #Biogeography #Phytogeography #BiologicalHypotheses #PrehistoryOfTheArctic
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Nunatak hypothesis (Phytogeography 🌱)
In biogeography, particularly phytogeography, the nunatak hypothesis about the origin of a biota in formerly glaciated areas is the idea that some or many species have survived the inhospitable period on icefree land such as nunataks. Its antithesis is the tabula rasa hypothesis, which posits that all s...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunatak_hypothesis
#NunatakHypothesis #IceAges #Biogeography #Phytogeography #BiologicalHypotheses #PrehistoryOfTheArctic
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Antarctic realm (Biogeography 🌍)
The Antarctic realm is one of eight terrestrial biogeographic realms. The ecosystem includes Antarctica and several island groups in the southern Atlantic and Indian oceans. The continent of Antarctica is so cold that it has supported only 2 vascular plants for millions of years, and its flora presently consists of around 250 lichens, 100 mosses,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_realm
#AntarcticRealm #Biogeography #Phytogeography #BiogeographicRealms
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Antarctic realm (Biogeography 🌍)
The Antarctic realm is one of eight terrestrial biogeographic realms. The ecosystem includes Antarctica and several island groups in the southern Atlantic and Indian oceans. The continent of Antarctica is so cold that it has supported only 2 vascular plants for millions of years, and its flora presently consists of around 250 lichens, 100 mosses,...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_realm
#AntarcticRealm #Biogeography #Phytogeography #BiogeographicRealms
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Blakiston's Line (Biogeography 🌍)
The Blakiston Line or Blakiston's Line is a faunal boundary line drawn between two of the four largest islands of Japan: Hokkaidō in the north and Honshū, south of it. It can be compared with faunal boundary lines like the Wallace Line. Certain animal species can only be found north of Blakiston's Line, while certain other species can only be f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakiston's_Line
#BlakistonSLine #Biogeography #GeographyOfJapan #1883Introductions
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Blakiston's Line (Biogeography 🌍)
The Blakiston Line or Blakiston's Line is a faunal boundary line drawn between two of the four largest islands of Japan: Hokkaidō in the north and Honshū, south of it. It can be compared with faunal boundary lines like the Wallace Line. Certain animal species can only be found north of Blakiston's Line, while certain other species can only be f...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blakiston's_Line
#BlakistonSLine #Biogeography #GeographyOfJapan #1883Introductions
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Vegetation index (Remote sensing 🛰️)
A vegetation index is a spectral imaging transformation of two or more image bands designed to enhance the contribution of vegetation properties and allow reliable spatial and temporal inter-comparisons of terrestrial photosynthetic activity and canopy structural variations. There are many VIs, with many being functionally equivalent. Many of the indices make us...
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Landscape ecology (Landscape ecology 🏞️)
Landscape ecology is the science of studying and improving relationships between ecological processes in the environment and particular ecosystems. This is done within a variety of landscape scales, development spatial patterns, and organizational levels of research and policy. Landscape ecology can be described as...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_ecology
#LandscapeEcology #Habitat #Landscape #Biogeography #SystemsEcology #EnvironmentalDesign
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Chorology (Biogeography 🌍)
Chorology can mean the study of the causal relations between geographical phenomena occurring within a particular region the study of the spatial distribution of organisms.