Human impacts prior to the Industrial Revolution are not well constrained. We investigate
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …

During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …

Domesticated maize evolved from wild teosinte under human influences in Mexico
beginning around 9000 years before the present (yr BP), traversed Central America by …

The role of seasonality is indisputable in climate and ecosystem dynamics. Seasonal
temperature and precipitation variability are of vital importance for the availability of food …

Abstract The Amazon River basin harbors some of the world's largest wetland complexes,
which are of major importance for biodiversity, the water cycle and climate, and human …

River rhythmicity refers to the periodic, recurrent phenomena of a riverscape that are
synchronized with the rise and fall of river water, creating regimes of river time. River …

Aquaculture is nothing new. It has a long, fascinating history that stretches from antiquity at
least 8,000 years ago. What is new is the evolution of aquaculture in modern times into …

Indigenous societies are known to have occupied the Amazon basin for more than 12,000
years, but the scale of their influence on Amazonian forests remains uncertain. We report the …

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 …

Recent evidence suggests the existence of Pre-Hispanic fisheries in savanna areas of the
Amazon basin. How these fisheries may have functioned is still poorly known. Although …