Background Ocbil theory aims to develop hypotheses explaining the evolution and ecology
of, and best conservation practices for, biota on very old, climatically buffered, infertile …

At the height of its extent, during strong glacials, the Palaeo-Agulhas Plain (PAP, south coast
of South Africa) was the size of Ireland, sometimes doubling the size of the extant Cape …

Model evaluation metrics play a critical role in the selection of adequate species distribution
models for conservation and for any application of species distribution modelling (SDM) in …

By documenting how humans adapted to changes in their environment that are often much
greater than those experienced in the instrumental record, archaeology provides our only …

We conducted the first dynamic downscaling of Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) climate over
southern Africa using a regional climate model. Eight coupled global climate model (CGCM) …

Abstract Middle Stone Age sites located within the Greater Cape Floristic Region on the
South African southern coast have material culture with early evidence for key modern …

Pleistocene ecosystems provided the stage for modern human emergence. Terrestrial
vegetation communities structure resources for human foragers, providing plant food, wood …

We modelled the European distribution of vegetation types at the Last Glacial Maximum
(LGM) using present-day data from Siberia, a region hypothesized to be a modern analogue …

Human beings are an active component of every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Although
our local impact on the evolution of these ecosystems has been undeniable and extensively …

With the emergence of modern techniques of environmental analysis and widespread
availability of accessible tools and quantitative data, the question of environmental …