BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Talks.cam//talks.cam.ac.uk//
X-WR-CALNAME:Talks.cam
BEGIN:VEVENT
SUMMARY:Analysis of spatio-temporal changes in the ecological niches of ma
 jor domesticated crops in China: application of Species Distribution Model
 ling' - Marta Krzyzanska\, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
DTSTART:20230220T160000Z
DTEND:20230220T173000Z
UID:TALK195280@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Simon Carrignon
DESCRIPTION:This talk presents the application of the Species Distribution
  Modelling (SDM) methodology in an analytical framework developed to compa
 re long-term dispersal patterns of domesticated plants in relation to thei
 r niche-forming processes. In particular\, it focuses on the niche models 
 for five historically significant crops in China: rice\, millet\, wheat\, 
 barley and buckwheat\, used to infer the potential areas suitable for thei
 r cultivation from the Neolithic to the present. These case studies demons
 trate how SDMs can support inferences about the interplay between environm
 ental constraints and human niche construction in agricultural trajectorie
 s. Specifically\, the presented approach relates observed patterns in clim
 atic suitability and crop dispersal to different pathways to niche constru
 ction and distributional expansion. To arrive at niche construction pathwa
 ys\, it draws on the ecological niche theory\, niche construction theory\,
  cultural evolution and gene-culture co-evolutionary theory.\n\nAll talks 
 are hybrid\, to assist online you will need to register for the event by s
 ign-up "here":https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtceugrjIrGNXrt
 tydB_XbuFHMtgssRo33 
LOCATION:McDonald Institute Seminar Room\, Department of Archaeology\, Dow
 ning Site
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR