Lynne Quick

Multi-millennial reconstruction of fire return intervals from a fynbos – Afrotemperate forest ecotone in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa: Paleoecological implications for present-day managemen... In South Africa's highly biodiverse and fire-adapted Cape Floristic Region, fire is critical to maintaining ecosystem health and for the reproductive …

🎉New paper out on fire return intervals in an ecotonal region of the Cape, South Africa 🔥🌲🌿

#palaeolecology #CapeFloristicRegion #SouthAfrica

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15.01.2026 07:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Intensification of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during the last deglaciation (18.5–14.0 cal ka BP): Evidence from Pearly Beach wetland on the southern Cape coast of South Africa The southwestern Cape of South Africa experiences a complex and dynamic climate, shaped by the interplay between the temperate Southern Hemisphere westerly winds and the subtropical easterlies. Despi...

New paper: Intensification of the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during the last deglaciation (18.5–14.0 cal ka BP): Evidence from Pearly Beach wetland on the southern Cape coast of South Africa onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

04.11.2025 10:49 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The 126,000-Year-Old Butt-Drag That Rewrote What Counts as a Fossil How a small animal’s odd habit turned into one of the most unexpected stories ever preserved in stone Some discoveries make headlines because they’re dramatic: new...

A 126,000-year-old butt-drag just made fossil history.
A tiny rock hyrax scooted across the sand of ancient South Africa, and that moment was preserved in stone.

Even the smallest acts can echo through time.
🧪 #SciComm
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10.10.2025 18:36 — 👍 176    🔁 59    💬 6    📌 16

A Clanwilliam cedar on a very rocky sandstone slope. The photo shows a ca. 20 m tree, with an open, sparse canopy. Photo by Peter Kinder.

A critically endangered Cupressaceae, found only here. Once widespread, over-exploitation & altered fire regimes reduced it to a fraction of its range. Or so we assume. Saúl Manzano & @lynnentonic.bsky.social put up a great project to test its past cover and distribution accross the mountains.
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08.09.2025 21:44 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0