Strengthening global-change science by integrating aeDNA with paleoecoinformatics
Ancient environmental DNA (aeDNA) data are close to enabling insights into past global-
scale biodiversity dynamics at unprecedented taxonomic extent and resolution. However …
scale biodiversity dynamics at unprecedented taxonomic extent and resolution. However …
Postglacial species arrival and diversity buildup of northern ecosystems took millennia
What drives ecosystem buildup, diversity, and stability? We assess species arrival and
ecosystem changes across 16 millennia by combining regional-scale plant sedimentary …
ecosystem changes across 16 millennia by combining regional-scale plant sedimentary …
[HTML][HTML] Sedimentary ancient DNA reveals past ecosystem and biodiversity changes on the Tibetan Plateau: Overview and prospects
Alpine ecosystems on the Tibetan Plateau are being threatened by ongoing climate
warming and intensified human activities. Ecological time-series obtained from sedimentary …
warming and intensified human activities. Ecological time-series obtained from sedimentary …
Human activities have reduced plant diversity in eastern China over the last two millennia
X Cao, F Tian, U Herzschuh, J Ni, Q Xu… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the history and regional singularities of human impact on vegetation is key to
developing strategies for sustainable ecosystem management. In this study, fossil and …
developing strategies for sustainable ecosystem management. In this study, fossil and …
Potential plant extinctions with the loss of the Pleistocene mammoth steppe
Abstract During the Pleistocene-Holocene transition, the dominant mammoth steppe
ecosystem across northern Eurasia vanished, in parallel with megafauna extinctions …
ecosystem across northern Eurasia vanished, in parallel with megafauna extinctions …
High resolution ancient sedimentary DNA shows that alpine plant diversity is associated with human land use and climate change
Abstract The European Alps are highly rich in species, but their future may be threatened by
ongoing changes in human land use and climate. Here, we reconstructed vegetation …
ongoing changes in human land use and climate. Here, we reconstructed vegetation …
Environmental DNA of aquatic macrophytes: The potential for reconstructing past and present vegetation and environments
Environmental DNA is increasingly being used to reconstruct past and present biodiversity
including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental …
including from freshwater ecosystems. Macrophytes are especially good environmental …
Sedimentary DNA identifies modern and past macrophyte diversity and its environmental drivers in high‐latitude and high‐elevation lakes in Siberia and China
KR Stoof‐Leichsenring, S Huang, S Liu… - Limnology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic and alpine aquatic ecosystems are changing rapidly under recent global warming,
threatening water resources by diminishing trophic status and changing biotic composition …
threatening water resources by diminishing trophic status and changing biotic composition …
Using ancient sedimentary DNA to forecast ecosystem trajectories under climate change
Ecosystem response to climate change is complex. In order to forecast ecosystem dynamics,
we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process …
we need high-quality data on changes in past species abundance that can inform process …
Pollen analysis of middle to late Holocene records shows little evidence for grazing disturbance to alpine grassland on the Tibetan Plateau until modern times
Understanding human impact on the vegetation of the Tibetan Plateau through the
Holocene is important for developing strategies for sustainable ecosystem management in …
Holocene is important for developing strategies for sustainable ecosystem management in …