Land use and ecological change: A 12,000-year history
EC Ellis - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
Lake sedimentary DNA research on past terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity: Overview and recommendations
The use of lake sedimentary DNA to track the long-term changes in both terrestrial and
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …
aquatic biota is a rapidly advancing field in paleoecological research. Although largely …
A roadmap for island biology: 50 fundamental questions after 50 years of The Theory of Island Biogeography
Aims The 50th anniversary of the publication of the seminal book, The Theory of Island
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …
Biogeography, by Robert H. MacArthur and Edward O. Wilson, is a timely moment to review …
Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology
Five decades ago, a landmark paper in Science titled The Cave Environment heralded
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …
caves as ideal natural experimental laboratories in which to develop and address general …
Drivers and trajectories of land cover change in East Africa: Human and environmental interactions from 6000 years ago to present
R Marchant, S Richer, O Boles, C Capitani… - Earth-Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
East African landscapes today are the result of the cumulative effects of climate and land-
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
use change over millennial timescales. In this review, we compile archaeological and …
New insights on lake sediment DNA from the catchment: Importance of taphonomic and analytical issues on the record quality
Over the last decade, an increasing number of studies have used lake sediment DNA to
trace past landscape changes, agricultural activities or human presence. However, the …
trace past landscape changes, agricultural activities or human presence. However, the …
Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography
HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …
Does pollen-assemblage richness reflect floristic richness? A review of recent developments and future challenges
Current interest and debate on pollen-assemblage richness as a proxy for past plant
richness have prompted us to review recent developments in assessing whether modern …
richness have prompted us to review recent developments in assessing whether modern …
Soil protistology rebooted: 30 fundamental questions to start with
Protists are the most diverse eukaryotes. These microbes are keystone organisms of soil
ecosystems and regulate essential processes of soil fertility such as nutrient cycling and …
ecosystems and regulate essential processes of soil fertility such as nutrient cycling and …
DNA-based methods in paleolimnology: new opportunities for investigating long-term dynamics of lacustrine biodiversity
The emergence of DNA analyses of lake sediments has opened up many new areas of
inquiry, including the study of taxa that were traditionally not considered in paleolimnology …
inquiry, including the study of taxa that were traditionally not considered in paleolimnology …