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Planetary Ecologist @[email protected] · 2024-12-31 · 07:10 UTC

Wolf distribution (Biogeography 🌍)

Wolf distribution is the species distribution of the wolf. Originally, wolves occurred in Eurasia above the 12th parallel north and in North America above the 15th parallel north. However, deliberate human persecution has reduced the species' range to about one-third, because of livestock predation and fear of wol...

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

#WolfDistribution #Wolves #Biogeography #AnimalMigration #PopulationEcology #PopulationGenetics

#wolfdistribution #wolves #biogeography #animalmigration #populationecology #populationgenetics

Planetary Ecologist @[email protected] · 2024-12-18 · 19:09 UTC

Reindeer distribution (Biogeography 🌍)

The reindeer is a widespread and numerous species in the northern Holarctic, being present in both tundra and taiga. Originally, the reindeer was found in Scandinavia, eastern Europe, Russia, Mongolia, and northern China north of the 50th latitude. In North America, it was found in Canada, Alaska, an...

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

#ReindeerDistribution #Reindeer #Biogeography #AnimalMigration #PopulationEcology #PopulationGenetics

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💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] · 2024-11-26 · 21:01 UTC

Indigenous Tribes Engineered British Columbia’s Modern Hazelnut Forests More Than 7,000 Years Ago
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https://www.science.org/content/article/indigenous-tribes-engineered-british-columbia-s-modern-hazelnut-forests-more-7000-years <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2402304121 <-- shared paper
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[not my usual ‘sort of thing’ to post - as broad as that is - but I found this fascinating; it reminds me, in a sense, of the Incas incrementally selecting corn stock that can handle higher and higher altitudes, in ‘research stations’, although those were a domesticated crop]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #hazelnut #nut #Canada #BritishColumbia #FirstNation #cultivation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #indigenous #forest #farming #sustenance #foodsecurity #traditional #wildfire #prescribedburn #landrights #law #deliberate #garden #ethnobiology #archaeology #linguistics #name #connections #anthropology #biology #forestgarden #transplanting #management #wildplant #biogeography #culture

#gis #spatial #mapping #hazelnut #nut #canada

Planetary Ecologist @[email protected] · 2024-10-23 · 07:11 UTC

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