What can the stable isotope values of human and animal faeces tell us? This often under‐
appreciated waste product is gaining recognition across a variety of disciplines. Faecal …

Stable isotope analysis of carbon and nitrogen has revolutionized anthropology's approach
and understanding of the evolution of human diet. A baseline comparison across extant …

Human societies depend on an Earth system that operates within a constrained range of
nutrient availability, yet the recent trajectory of terrestrial nitrogen (N) availability is uncertain …

Recently expanded estimates for when humans arrived on Madagascar (up to
approximately 10 000 years ago) highlight questions about the causes of the island's …

Today, grasslands cover approximately 80% of Madagascar [1, 2], but their extent prior to
recent landscape modification remains elusive. Numerous studies converge to suggest that …

Identifying the isotopic signatures in animal bones and teeth associated with husbandry
practices has important implications for understanding the subsistence strategies in use by …

Researchers are divided about the relative importance of people versus climate in triggering
the Late Holocene extinctions of the endemic large‐bodied fauna on the island of …

Societal Impact Statement Today, expansive C4 grassy biomes exist across central, western,
and northern Madagascar. Some researchers have argued that the island's now‐extinct …

Stable isotope biogeochemistry is useful for quantifying the feeding ecology of modern and
extinct primates. Over the past three decades, substantial advances have been made in our …

Madagascar is a complex 'biodiversity hotspot'with a rapidly dwindling biota. The Late
Quaternary subfossil record includes many extinct species whose loss is attributed to natural …