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DESCRIPTION:This study examines how species native to specific Pacific regi
 ons - notably eucalyptus\, macadamia nuts\, and kiwifruit - spread across 
 the Pacific basin through diverse pathways from the mid-19th to 20th centu
 ry. Through scientific domestication and selective breeding\, these specie
 s were systematically adapted to meet environmental conditions and economi
 c demands in their new habitats\, thereby integrating both native and intr
 oduced ecosystems into global networks of species exchange\, commerce\, an
 d consumption.\n\nSupported by modern botany and forestry\, these species 
 transformed into "plantation biota" - with their reproductive cycles\, gro
 wth patterns\, maturation processes\, and biological characteristics progr
 essively overcoming ecological constraints\, diverging fundamentally from 
 their original states. While this plantation model generated substantial e
 conomic returns\, it simultaneously cultivated latent ecological risks.\n\
 nThe Pacific dispersal of eucalyptus\, macadamia\, and kiwifruit represent
 s more than simple narratives of discovery by plant hunters followed by di
 rect transplantation to botanical gardens and commercial nurseries. Rather
 \, their trajectories embody the complex dynamics of global species exchan
 ge since the late 19th century - shaped by evolving medical paradigms\, bo
 tanical advancements\, burgeoning consumer cultures\, and competing ideolo
 gical frameworks that collectively reconfigured the logic of biological tr
 ansfer.
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LOCATION:Room 208 (Seats 40)
SUMMARY:Transforming the Pacific: The Global Odyssey of Eucalyptus\, Macada
 mia\, and Kiwifruit (19th-20th Century) - Qiao Yu
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/CGJW8C/
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