Sustainability insights from Late Pleistocene climate change and horse migration patterns

作者：Yvette Running Horse Collin, Clément P. Bataille, Samantha N. Hershauer, Mila Hunska Tašunke Icu, Akil Nujipi, Wilson Justin, Jane Stelkia, James Aaron Stelkia, Sean Asikłuk Topkok, Beth Leonard, Beatle Soop, Mario González, Anpetu Luta Wiƞ, Wakiƞyala Wiƞ, Tanka Omniya, Barbara Dull Knife, Bill Means, Cruz Tecumseh Collin, Michael Koskey, Joshua D. Kapp, Zoe Landry, Danielle Fraser, John Southon, Eve E. Lindroos, Auguste Hassler, Loreleï Chauvey, Gaétan Tressières, Laure Tonasso‐Calvière, Stéphanie Schiavinato, Andaine Seguin‐Orlando, Aude Perdereau, Pedro H. Oliveira, Jean‐Marc Aury, Patrick Wincker, Irina Kirillova, S.K. Vasiliev, Mariya A. Kusliy, Alexander S. Graphodatsky, А. Тишкин, Ian Barnes, Patrick S. Druckenmiller, Christopher N. Jass, R. D. E. MacPhee, Christina I. Barrón-Ortiz, Pamela Groves, Dan C. Mann, Duane Froese, Matthew J. Wooller, Joshua H. Miller, Brooke E. Crowley, Grant D. Zazula, Elizabeth Hall, Susan Hewitson, Beth Shapiro, Ludovic Orlando · 发表于：Science · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1126/science.adr2355 · 被引用次数：10 · 研究领域：Wildlife Ecology and Conservation、Archaeology and ancient environmental studies、Species Distribution and Climate Change

Climate affects habitat, food availability, and the movement and sustainability of all life. In this work, we apply Indigenous and Western scientific methods, including genomics and isotope profiling, on fossils from across Beringia to explore the effect of climate change on horses. We find that Late Pleistocene horses from Alaska and northern Yukon are related to populations from Eurasia and crossed the Bering land bridge multiple times during the last glacial interval. We also find deeply divergent lineages north and south of the American ice sheets that genetically influenced populations across Beringia and into Eurasia. As climate warmed and horses entered the ice-free corridor connecting Beringia and midcontinental America, restricted mobility and food availability impeded population growth. Our combined Western and Indigenous framework offers critical guidance for wildlife conservation amid ongoing climate change.