#guano — Public Fediverse posts

Time for #guano #ecosystem

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/01/mozambique-wildlife-conservation-gorongosa-bats-guano-dna-wildlife-pests-aoe?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4 #bats #wildlife #conservation #caves #mozambique

Did #seabird poop fuel rise of #Chincha in #Peru?
“#Guano dramatically boosted the production of #maize (#corn), and this agricultural surplus crucially helped fuel the Chincha Kingdom’s economy, driving their trade, wealth, population growth and regional influence, and shaped their strategic alliance with the #Inca Empire. In ancient Andean cultures, fertiliser was power.”
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/did-seabird-poop-fuel-rise-of-chincha-in-peru/

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

"The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Inca #birds #Guano #conservation https://medium.com/grrlscientist/did-guano-make-the-inca-the-worlds-first-conservationists-4676f4b01591

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

"The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Inca #birds #Guano #conservation https://medium.com/discourse/did-guano-make-the-inca-the-worlds-first-conservationists-4676f4b01591

Did Guano Make The Inca The World’s First Conservationists?

"The Inca recognized the importance of guano and the islands where the so-called guano birds breed as central to the survival of their civilization — and they responded by implementing the first ever conservation effort"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#Inca #birds #Guano #conservation https://medium.com/discourse/did-guano-make-the-inca-the-worlds-first-conservationists-4676f4b01591

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society?

"The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment."

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#ChinchaKingdom #PreIncaSocieties #Seabirds #birds #Guano #Maize #Ecology #Archaeology #Anthropology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/02/16/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society/

Time for #chincha #guano kingdom

https://theconversation.com/how-bird-poo-fuelled-the-rise-of-perus-powerful-chincha-kingdom-275316

(5/6) ... immeubles de Granville -> #charbon UK contre granit #bois et #guano du Pérou pour les usines d'engrais du groupe Soferti appartenant à la maison #Dior parents du couturier #luxe ferraille pour l'Espagne = convois de 4 à 8 wagons tonnage transporté de 200 t. environ tirés par locomotives à vapeur plusieurs fois/jour -> voitures coupées en 2 + nuisances pour les habitants -> fumée de suie via charbon des locomotives ...

#year1908 #histoire #climat #climate #anthropocene #climatechange

Bei der Pinguinkolonie auf den Heard- und McDonaldinseln lösen Trumps Strafzölle keine große Beunruhigung aus.

#Cartoon #Humor #Trump #Zoll #Zölle #Strafzölle #Pinguine #Guano #Orangen #Orangenmann

Il coccodrillo cromaticamente anomalo nella caverna, inusitato predatore del Gabon

https://www.jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=41583

#animali #creature #caverne #sottosuolo #strano #scoperte #scienza #biologia #adattamenti #africa #gabon #biologia #tassonomia #predatori #pipistrelli #rettili #oscurità #guano #profondità #acqua #ecologia #comportamento

I may as well inaugurate my mastodon profile with my post on the crazy history behind #nitrogen N≡N — the wars fought ⛷️, poo mined 🐦 , and science pioneered 🔎 in the quest to sequester it from air to soil:

https://keiran-rowell.github.io/nitrogen-fixation/2023-06-14-nitrogen-fixation/

#nitrogenfixation #nitrogenase #haber-bosch #guano

Die Stickstoff-Schwemme by Karl Urban #Geowissenschaften #Umwelt #Anthropozän #Dünger #Erde #Geologie #Guano #Luft #PlanetareGrenzen #Stickoxide #Stickstoff #Überdüngung #Vögel #AstroGeoVodcast #podcast #bot Eigentlich ist Stickstoff ein unverzichtbares Element für alle Lebewesen. Über Jahrmilliarden waren biologisch nutzbare Formen des Stickstoffs heiß begehrt und rar. Doch seit rund hundert Jahren hat sich die Lage auf der Erde dra…
https://astrogeo.de/wie-wir-die-erde-mit-stickstoff-fluten/

"#AstroGeo #Podcast: Die #Stickstoff-Schwemme." "Das weiße Gold kam früher von Seevögeln und stank zum Himmel. Der #Guano war eine begehrte Stickstoff-Quelle für die #Landwirtschaft. Inzwischen decken wir den Bedarf anders und überlasten dabei völlig planetaren Stoffwechsel – mit üblen Folgen." Von Karl Urban: https://www.raumfahrer.net/astrogeo-podcast-die-stickstoff-schwemme/ #Erde #Überdüngung #Dünger #Anthropozän

Archaeologists study the Nasca Lines from a biologist’s perspective - Enlarge (credit: Masaki Eda)
At first glance, one of the most famous figures of Peru's Nasca Line... more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1524683 #hummingbirds #archaeology #nascalines #pelicans #science #guano #nasca #inca #peru