#Birds, not wind, brought life to #Iceland’s youngest island https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251104094148.htm
Putative ‘Dispersal Adaptations’ Do Not Explain the Colonisation of a Volcanic Island by Vascular #Plants, but Birds Can https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ele.70234
"#Surtsey’s colonization story rewrites what scientists thought they knew about how plants travel. Birds, not seed traits, proved to be the real architects of new ecosystems."
Today is the 62nd #birthday of the #volcanic #island #Surtsey 🥳 Happy birthday Surtsey😻
Only #scientist and #animals are allowed to #hedgewatch on this island. Our humans got a few weeks ago pictures from a friend who visited Surtsey😻
17-Oct-2025
New study overturns long-held assumptions about how plants spread to #islands
A new study from #Iceland’s #Surtsey island shows that #birds carried most of the #plants that colonised the island, challenging long-held beliefs that seed or fruit shape determines how plants spread
A new study from Iceland’s Surtsey island shows that birds carried most of the plants that colonised the island, overturning long-held assumptions in biology that seed or fruit shape and so-called “dispersal adaptations” determine how plants spread. The findings shed new light on how life establishes and adapts to new environments — and how ecosystems may respond to the rapid environmental changes we are witnessing today.
Surtsey Island: A Natural Laboratory for Ecosystem Development Without Human Impact
Surtsey is a volcanic island that emerged off the coast of southern Iceland in the 1960s as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption. Its sudden birth created a rare opportunity for scientists to study how life colonizes and develops in an environment free from human interference. From the initial ... [More info]
What an amazing place we live in, this Earth!
A new island, created 60 years ago near Iceland has remained uncontaminated by humans, allowing researchers to observe how life develops on this new land...
#Islands #Research #Surtsey #Volcanoes #Biodiversity #Ecosystem
Samedi 21 juin de 16 h à 17 h // A l'occasion du lancement de l'exposition de ses photos, le photographe Hervé Jézéquel racontera ce qui l'a conduit à Surtsey, une petite île volcanique en voie de disparition au large des côtes sud islandaises.
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https://galerieisland.com/collections/herve-jezequel?_pos=1&_psq=Jezequel&_ss=e&_v=1.0.
#surtsey #hervejezequel #hervéjézéquel
#galerieIsland #Islande #Iceland
@lilithsaintcrow Is this what they mean when they talk about "liminal spaces"?
Oh, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramble_Bank#Cricket_match
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