Peaches Spread Across North America Through Indigenous Networks, Radiocarbon Dating And Document Analysis Show
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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-peaches-north-america-indigenous-networks.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52597-8 <-- shared paper
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https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2024/nov/27/meet-the-peach-that-traveled-the-trail-of-tears/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #FirstNation #cultivation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #indigenous #forest #farming #sustenance #foodsecurity #traditional #deliberate #garden #ethnobiology #archaeology #anthropology #biology #forestgarden #transplanting #management #wildplant #biogeography #culture #ethnohistory #peach #peaches #fruit #tree #orchard #introduced #Spanish #indigenised #dates #dating #radiocarbondating #pits #peachpits #chronology #chronological #model #modeling #landmanagement #landuse #practices #socioecology #colonialisation #NorthAmerica #USA

Some exotics spotted today. A Chaffinch in Wānaka, and a Yellowhammer and Lesser Redpoll in Queenstown.

Nature Doesn’t Care Where a #Species Is From.
A meta-analysis published in #Science showed no differences between #introduced and #native #megaherbivore impacts or evidence for stronger impacts of functionally #novel #species. Instead, large-bodied #herbivores and those with selective #diets had a stronger effect on #vegetation, suggesting a stronger role for species’ #traits than #origins in determining their impacts

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh2616

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/02/invasive-species-large-herbivores-plants/677325/

#TedCruz Is A #Supernova Of #Hypocrisy. That's Right, We See You *Rafael*.

Despite Ted not being his #legal #name, the #Hatemongering #Republican Senator just #introduced a bill that would allow for #deadnaming.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Texas #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.pride.com/politics/ted-cruz-is-a-hypocrite

From Thieving Parrots To Boozy Pigeons: Why New Zealand Is Obsessed With Its Native Birds
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/26/from-thieving-parrots-to-boozy-pigeons-why-new-zealand-is-obsessed-with-its-native-birds <-- shared media article
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#newzealand #wildlife #nativebirds #MiamiZoo #kiwi #Pāora #ecology #Aotearoa #ecological #bird #birds #flightless ##conservation #endangeredspecies #feral #culling #introduced #feralpredators #cats #domesticcats #protection #extinction #birdoftheyear #tui #kākāpō #woodpigeon #moa #huia #Maori #Māori
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