Large herbivores and carnivores (the megafauna) have been in a state of decline and
extinction since the Late Pleistocene, both on land and more recently in the oceans. Much …

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the nature of models and their uses in
the science classroom based on a theoretical review of literature. The ideas that science …

To understand the current biodiversity crisis, it is crucial to determine how humans have
affected biodiversity in the past. However, the extent of human involvement in species …

The late Quaternary megafauna extinction was a severe global-scale event. Two factors,
climate change and modern humans, have received broad support as the primary drivers …

Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this
book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in sha** …

Increasing human population interacts with local and global environments to deplete
biodiversity and resources humans depend on, thus challenging societal values centered on …

Winner of the Society for Economic Botany's Mary W. Klinger Book Award. Cultural Forests
of the Amazon is a comprehensive and diverse account of how indigenous people …

< jats: p> Why do larger areas have more species? What makes diversity so high near the
equator? Has the number of species grown during the past 600 million years? Does habitat …

A definitive guide to the depth and breadth of the ecological sciences, revised and updated
The revised and updated fifth edition of Ecology: From Individuals to Ecosystems–now in full …

While ecologists involved in management or policy often are advised to learn to deal with
uncertainty, there are a number of components of global environmental change of which we …