Biodiversity hotspots and Ocbil theory

SD Hopper, FAO Silveira, PL Fiedler - Plant and Soil, 2016 - Springer
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 …

An evolutionary anthropological perspective on modern human origins

CW Marean - Annual Review of Anthropology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Modern humans are an anomaly in evolution, and the final key features occurred late in
human evolution. Ultimate explanations for this evolutionary trajectory are best attained …

A weakly structured stem for human origins in Africa

AP Ragsdale, TD Weaver, EG Atkinson, EG Hoal… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Despite broad agreement that Homo sapiens originated in Africa, considerable uncertainty
surrounds specific models of divergence and migration across the continent. Progress is …

[图书][B] Biological Invasions in South Africa

BW Van Wilgen, J Measey, DM Richardson, JR Wilson… - 2020 - library.oapen.org
This open access volume presents a comprehensive account of all aspects of biological
invasions in South Africa, where research has been conducted over more than three …

The transition to foraging for dense and predictable resources and its impact on the evolution of modern humans

CW Marean - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Scientists have identified a series of milestones in the evolution of the human food quest that
are anticipated to have had far-reaching impacts on biological, behavioural and cultural …

The Palaeo-Agulhas Plain: Temporal and spatial variation in an extraordinary extinct ecosystem of the Pleistocene of the Cape Floristic Region

CW Marean, RM Cowling, J Franklin - Quaternary Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …

Environmental influences on human innovation and behavioural diversity in southern Africa 92–80 thousand years ago

A Mackay, SJ Armitage, EM Niespolo… - Nature Ecology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Africa's Middle Stone Age preserves sporadic evidence for novel behaviours
among early modern humans, prompting a range of questions about the influence of social …

Downscaling last glacial maximum climate over southern Africa

FA Engelbrecht, CW Marean, RM Cowling… - Quaternary Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
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) …

Depositional and sea-level history from MIS 6 (Termination II) to MIS 3 on the southern continental shelf of South Africa

HC Cawthra, Z Jacobs, JS Compton, EC Fisher… - Quaternary Science …, 2018 - Elsevier
Pleistocene shoreline deposits comprised of calcified shallow marine (palaeobeach) and
aeolian (palaeodune) facies found along mid-latitude coastlines can be useful indicators of …

Strontium isotope investigation of ungulate movement patterns on the Pleistocene Paleo-Agulhas plain of the Greater Cape floristic region, South Africa

SR Copeland, HC Cawthra, EC Fisher… - Quaternary Science …, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …