The Pantanal is the world's largest freshwater wetland, located in the geographical centre of
South America. It is relatively well conserved, and features unique landscapes, ecosystems …

In Amazonia, human activities that occurred hundreds of years ago in the pre‐European era
can leave long‐lasting effects on the forests–termed ecological legacies. These legacies …

A unique and personal insight into the ecology and evolution of pollinators, their
relationships with flowers, and their conservation in a rapidly changing world. The …

Intact tropical forests have a high conservation value. 1 Although perceived as wild, 2 they
have been under long-term human influence. 3 As global area-based conservation targets …

ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

Indigenous people play an integral role in shaping natural environments, and the disruption
to Indigenous land management practices has profound effects on the biosphere. Here, we …

The increasing human impact on the global environment has led to biodiversity decline and
species extinction. The establishment of nature reserves is recognized as the most effective …

People have modified landscapes throughout the Holocene (the last c. 11,700 years) by
modifying soils, burning forests, cultivating and domesticating plants, and directly and …

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 …

Phytoliths preserved in soils and sediments can be used to provide unique insights into past
vegetation dynamics in response to human and climate change. Phytoliths can reconstruct …