Human populations and their use of land have transformed most of the terrestrial biosphere
into anthropogenic biomes (anthromes), causing a variety of novel ecological patterns and …

Urban areas are hot spots that drive environmental change at multiple scales. Material
demands of production and human consumption alter land use and cover, biodiversity, and …

The exhibition of increasingly intensive and complex niche construction behaviors through
time is a key feature of human evolution, culminating in the advanced capacity for ecosystem …

The holistic study of soils requires an interdisciplinary approach involving biologists,
chemists, geologists, and physicists, amongst others, something that has been true from the …

Humans, unlike any other multicellular species in Earth's history, have emerged as a global
force that is transforming the ecology of an entire planet. It is no longer possible to …

The global reach of human activities affects all natural ecosystems, so that the environment
is best viewed as a social–ecological system. Consequently, a more integrative approach to …

A bstract Today, most ecosystems show some degree of human modification, ranging from
subtle influences to complete remodeling and reshaping into anthropogenic ecosystems. In …

We reviewed literature in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, ethnobotany, palynology
and ecology to try to determine the impacts of Native Americans as active and passive …

This paper presents the results of a consensus-driven process identifying 50 priority
research questions for historical ecology obtained through crowdsourcing, literature reviews …

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph
Series, Volume 19. What are the forms and processes characteristic of mountain rivers and …