Tropical forests are on the front line of climate change and human sustainability challenges,
being key environments in discussions of the “Anthropocene” and some of the most …

Humans have been modifying ecosystems since before the Holocene began ca. 12,000
years ago, even in Neotropical regions. The Amazon was once thought to be 'pristine'and …

Aquaculture is the world's fastest growing food sector and accounts for more than 50% of the
world's fish food supply. The significant growth in global aquaculture since the middle of the …

Phytoliths preserved in soils and sediments can be used to provide unique insights into past
vegetation dynamics in response to human and climate change. Phytoliths can reconstruct …

Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development …

Context In many regions of the world, Indigenous people continue to shape landscape
patterns using fire. Some studies show that Indigenous fire regimes create a diverse “visible …

乐远福, 何柳莹, 郑卓, 陈聪, 万秋池, 汤永杰, 黄康有. 贵州西部晚全新世植被演替,
气候变化与火灾历史[J]. 第四纪研究, 2024, 44 (1): 112-127. doi: 10.11928/j. issn. 1001 …

Remote Oceania was among the last places settled by humans. However, the timing of initial
human settlements and the early introduction of horticulture remain debated. We retrieved a …

The Llanos de Mojos of the Bolivian Amazon is a domesticated landscape with a long
history of management by pre-Columbian communities. This paper uses a landscape …

Historical ecology is at the heart of the ongoing debate about the degree to which pre-
Columbian humans transformed Amazonian ecosystems. For more than 30 years …