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Back Fossil fly pupae (Diptera) as indicators of changing environments
The grey outlines represent the excavated walls of an abandoned farm site in Greenland.


The Occupied farm.
Note the warm tolerant species in occupied rooms II and VI, but cold tolerant in room IV, perhaps a larder? The large flies outside the building represent species liking decaying animal matter.
Occupied farm

The abandoned farm. Note the near total absence of warm tolerant flies, as the building has cooled since abandonment. The cold tolerant species now occupied all analysed rooms, and the outdoor, decay liking species have moved in.
Abandoned farm plan, with Diptera species.

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