Nature December 2021 PMID 34671161

Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics.

Yucheng Wang, Mikkel Winther Pedersen, Inger Greve Alsos, Bianca De Sanctis, Fernando Racimo, Ana Prohaska, Eric Coissac, Hannah Lois Owens, Marie Kristine Føreid Merkel, Antonio Fernandez-Guerra, Alexandra Rouillard, Youri Lammers, Adriana Alberti, France Denoeud, Daniel Money

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Several discussions reference key findings from the article, such as the assertion that climate change, not human activity, led to the extinction of species like the woolly mammoth. Phrases like 'humans were a minor factor' and discussions around 'late survival' underscore the article’s relevance, showcasing an engaging tone that promotes critical reflection on past narratives of extinction.

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The study investigates how Arctic plant and mammal communities responded to climate changes over the past 50,000 years through environmental DNA analysis from permafrost and lake sediments.
Key findings show that the Arctic had a uniform steppe-tundra ecosystem during the Last Glacial Maximum, with significant vegetation changes occurring in the Holocene, and grazing animals co-existing consistently over time.
Despite minor human impacts on animal distribution, increased precipitation negatively affected animal diversity, while the persistence of steppe-tundra allowed some megafauna species, like the woolly mammoth, to survive until relatively recently.

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Author Correction: Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics https://t.co/M0kFlv1ng9

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@TamayoStuff @ElCubildePeter Wang, Yuchang; Pedersen, MW; También, IG; et al. (2021). "Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics". Nature. 600 (7887): 86–92.

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Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics | Nature. Humans did not cause woolly mammoths to go extinct -- climate change did. New DNA research shows the world got too wet for the giant animals to survive! https://t.co/HcizPgTlbf

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Kaynakça: -Y. Wang et al. Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics. Nature, published October 20, 2021; doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04016-x

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Original study: Wang, Y., Pedersen, M.W., Alsos, I.G. et al. Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics. @Nature (2021).

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#Nature Late Quaternary dynamics of Arctic biota from ancient environmental genomics https://t.co/UnSdqvWpUh 1,541 contemporary plant genome assemblies provides several insights into the long-term dynamics of the Arctic biota at the circumpolar and regional scales. https://t.co/hpVJnH8TKN

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