The legacy of ecological imperialism in the Scandes : earthworms and their implications for Arctic research
In the nineteenth century, numerous settlements were established in the alpine region of Fennoscandia (the Scandes), an area that later became a major international scene for Arctic research. Here we raise awareness of this era and show that earthworm-driven bioturbation in “pristine” soils around c...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-217053 2023-12-31T10:01:34+01:00 The legacy of ecological imperialism in the Scandes : earthworms and their implications for Arctic research Jerand, Philip Klaminder, Jonatan Linderholm, Johan 2023 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-217053 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2023.2274650 eng eng Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier Umeå universitet, Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine research, 1523-0430, 2023, 55:1, orcid:0000-0002-3049-8271 orcid:0000-0001-8814-0013 orcid:0000-0001-7471-8195 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-217053 doi:10.1080/15230430.2023.2274650 Scopus 2-s2.0-85177559253 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Archaeology bioturbation historical sources phosphate analysis soil classification Ecology Ekologi Soil Science Markvetenskap Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2023 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2023.2274650 2023-12-06T23:36:28Z In the nineteenth century, numerous settlements were established in the alpine region of Fennoscandia (the Scandes), an area that later became a major international scene for Arctic research. Here we raise awareness of this era and show that earthworm-driven bioturbation in “pristine” soils around contemporary Arctic research infrastructure is caused by soil fauna left behind during early land use. We use soil preserved under an alpine settlement to highlight that soils were not bioturbated when the first house was built at a site where bioturbation is now widespread. A review of archived material with unique site-specific chronology constrained the onset of bioturbation to the post-1871 era. Our results suggest that small-scale land use introduced earthworms that now thrive far beyond the realms of former cultivated fields. The legacy of soil fauna from this example of “ecological imperialism” still lingers and should be considered when studying soils of the Scandes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarctic and Alpine Research Arctic Arctic Fennoscandia Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research 55 1 |
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In the nineteenth century, numerous settlements were established in the alpine region of Fennoscandia (the Scandes), an area that later became a major international scene for Arctic research. Here we raise awareness of this era and show that earthworm-driven bioturbation in “pristine” soils around contemporary Arctic research infrastructure is caused by soil fauna left behind during early land use. We use soil preserved under an alpine settlement to highlight that soils were not bioturbated when the first house was built at a site where bioturbation is now widespread. A review of archived material with unique site-specific chronology constrained the onset of bioturbation to the post-1871 era. Our results suggest that small-scale land use introduced earthworms that now thrive far beyond the realms of former cultivated fields. The legacy of soil fauna from this example of “ecological imperialism” still lingers and should be considered when studying soils of the Scandes. |
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The legacy of ecological imperialism in the Scandes : earthworms and their implications for Arctic research |
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The legacy of ecological imperialism in the Scandes : earthworms and their implications for Arctic research |
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