[HTML][HTML] Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492
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 …
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …
A 6900-year history of landscape modification by humans in lowland Amazonia
A sedimentary record from the Peruvian Amazon provided evidence of climate and
vegetation change for the last 6900 years. Piston cores collected from the center of Lake …
vegetation change for the last 6900 years. Piston cores collected from the center of Lake …
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) …
Sensitivity of tropical montane birds to anthropogenic disturbance and management strategies for their conservation in agricultural landscapes
Tropical montane bird communities are hypothesized to be highly sensitive to anthropogenic
disturbance because species are adapted to a narrow range of environmental conditions …
disturbance because species are adapted to a narrow range of environmental conditions …
Anthropogenic influence on Amazonian forests in pre‐history: an ecological perspective
An important debate has been re‐invigorated by new data concerning the size and
environmental impacts of human populations in the Amazon Basin during pre‐history. Here …
environmental impacts of human populations in the Amazon Basin during pre‐history. Here …
A palaeoecological perspective on the transformation of the tropical Andes by early human activity
MB Bush, A Rozas-Davila… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Palaeoecological records suggest that humans have been in the Andes since at least 14
000 years ago. Early human impacts on Andean ecosystems included an increase in fire …
000 years ago. Early human impacts on Andean ecosystems included an increase in fire …
The quinoa boom in Peru: Will land competition threaten sustainability in one of the cradles of agriculture?
NS Bedoya-Perales, G Pumi, E Talamini, AD Padula - Land Use Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
For a long time, the Andean grain crop quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.) was just
another example of the thousands of little-known and underutilized plants. Today, however …
another example of the thousands of little-known and underutilized plants. Today, however …
2,100 years of human adaptation to climate change in the High Andes
CM Åkesson, F Matthews-Bird, M Bitting… - Nature ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Humid montane forests are challenging environments for human habitation. We used high-
resolution fossil pollen, charcoal, diatom and sediment chemistry data from the iconic …
resolution fossil pollen, charcoal, diatom and sediment chemistry data from the iconic …
Late-Holocene maize cultivation, fire, and forest change at Lake Ayauchi, Amazonian Ecuador
A high-resolution paleoecological record provides a 2690 year-long fossil pollen and
charcoal history from Lake Ayauchi, Ecuador, in lowland Amazonia. The record begins with …
charcoal history from Lake Ayauchi, Ecuador, in lowland Amazonia. The record begins with …
Wet and dry events influenced colonization of a mid-elevation Andean forest
RA Sales, CNH McMichael, LC Peterson… - Quaternary Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Few paleoecological records are available to document the history of mid-elevation
montane forests in the tropical Andes between 1500 and 2500 m above sea level …
montane forests in the tropical Andes between 1500 and 2500 m above sea level …