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Nichola Strandberg

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University of Southampton, UK

March 28, 2023

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Biotic homogenisation of South Pacific Island vegetation through the Holocene

The increasing similarity of plant species composition between distinct areas is leading to the biotic homogenisation of global ecosystems. Human actions such as ecosystem modification, the introduction of non-native plant species, and the extinction or extirpation of endemic and native plant species drive this trend.  However, little is known about when this process of homogenisation began or pre-human patterns of biotic similarity. Here we investigate vegetation trends across the South Pacific islands during the Holocene using fossil pollen records from 20 sites on 15 islands. The site comparisons show increasing similarity between pollen records throughout the Holocene which began to accelerate between 3400–2900 cal. years BP, synchronous with the timing of human colonisation of the Southwestern Pacific islands. More recent pollen records appear to be more biotically homogenised as people were present on the islands for the majority of the periods studied. While biotic homogenisation is often referred to as a contemporary issue, we have identified earlier homogenisation patterns across the Pacific islands.

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Nichola Strandberg,
United Kingdom
March 28, 2023

Richard Buchmann,
Brazil
March 07, 2023

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Joshua Zimmt,
United States
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Abdur Rahman,
India
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United Kingdom
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Anthony Shillito,
Canada
February 7, 2023

Margot Cramwinckel,
Netherlands
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Vijayananda Sarangi,
Sweden,
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Robert Patalano,
United States,
January 17, 2023

Mario Bronzati,
Brazil
December 06, 2022

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Chile
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Anieke-Brombacher,
United Kingdom
November 22, 2022

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United States
November 08, 2022

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United States
October 11, 2022

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Norway
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United States
October 18, 2022

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United States
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Denmark
September 27, 2022

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Poland
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United States
September 6, 2022

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United States
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Heather Page,
United States
August 23, 2022

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United Kingdom
August 16, 2022

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United States
August 10, 2022

Matteo Fabbri,
United Kingdom
July 26, 2022

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United Kingdom
July 26, 2022

Michael Kipp,
United States
July 19, 2022

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United States
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United States
July 05, 2022

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United Kindom
June 28, 2022

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Germany
June 23, 2022

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Germany
June 14, 2022

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United States
June 06, 2022

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United States
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Morocco
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France
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United States
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United States
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Brazil
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United States
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United Kingdom
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Hong Kong,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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Germany,
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Germany,
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United States,
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United States,
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South Africa,
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United States,
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Canada,
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United States,
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Israel,
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Australia,
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Germany,
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Morocco,
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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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United States,
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United States,
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West Indies,
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United Kingdom,
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Tanzania,
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Spain,
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United States,
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United States,
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China,
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United States,
July 20, 2021



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United States,
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United States,
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Canada,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
May 18, 2021

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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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China,
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France,
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South Africa,
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Brazil,
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Switzerland,
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United States,
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United States,
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United States,
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United States
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Ireland,
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Australia,
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Switzerland,
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United States,
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United States,
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Germany,
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United States,
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United Kingdom
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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Sweden,
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United States,
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United States,
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South Africa,
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United States,
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Peru,
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United States,
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United States,
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Norway,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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United Kingdom,
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India,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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United Kingdom,
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United States,
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United States,
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