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John Wendt

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Paleoecology | Biogeography | Rangelands Herbivores and Fire Assistant Professor of Rangeland Ecology & Management at New Mexico State University

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Wisent in the Walled Garden: European Bison Alternated Between Refuge and Recovery

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19.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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29.03.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I agree with their 'shifting mosaic' description. But I hesitate to apply historical observations to older times. My view is bison were nomadic, migratory, or sedentary at various places and times, depending on fire, predation, snow cover, drought, topography, etc. and their interactions.

02.01.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting

This paper has a nice multi-proxy analysis of fire, vegetation, moisture availability, and a possible herbivore indicator w/ spike moss. doi.org/10.1016/j.qu...

02.01.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New paper!

Molecules in lake sediments provide new information about past herbivores in Yellowstone

Molecular signatures of dung vary among wild herbivores. Fecal steroids in lake mud show that bison/elk were dominant herbivores for over 2k yr in a small catchment.

doi.org/10.1371/jour...

30.10.2024 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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