Landscape modification and habitat fragmentation are key drivers of global species loss.
Their effects may be understood by focusing on:(1) individual species and the processes …

Historical ecology is a new interdisciplinary research program concerned with
comprehending temporal and spatial dimensions in the relationships of human societies to …

A substantial proportion of the global land surface is used for agricultural production.
Agricultural land serves multiple societal purposes; it provides food, fuel and fibre and also …

Many of the species at greatest risk of extinction from anthropogenic climate change are
narrow endemics that face insurmountable dispersal barriers. In this review, I argue that the …

Time-lagged responses of biological variables to landscape modifications are widely
recognized, but rarely considered in ecological studies. In order to test for the existence of …

One of the major challenges in ecology is to predict how multiple global environmental
changes will affect future ecosystem patterns (eg plant community composition) and …

The extent and the spatial patterns of landscape transformation we observe today are the
result of the historic human settlement process, often dating back hundreds or thousands of …

This chapter begins by summarizing the conceptual approaches used to understand
conservation in fragmented landscapes. We then examine the biophysical aspects of …

Abstract By 2050, 70% of the Earth's human population will live in urban areas. Urbanization
can have a devastating impact on local ecosystems, but these impacts vary across time and …

The term 'historical ecology'has been used with various meanings since the first half of the
20th century. Studies labelled as historical ecology have been produced in at least four …