Do dung fungal spores make a good proxy for past distribution of large herbivores?
The importance of herbivory as a long-term driver of ecosystem change is a topic that has
been hotly debated over the past few years. An understanding of the interaction between …
been hotly debated over the past few years. An understanding of the interaction between …
Transhumance and long-term deforestation in the subalpine belt of the central Spanish Pyrenees: An interdisciplinary approach
A key problem in explaining the mountain landscapes of the Mediterranean region is the
relationship between the development of transhumance (seasonal movement of livestock …
relationship between the development of transhumance (seasonal movement of livestock …
Modern and fossil non-pollen palynomorphs from the Basque mountains (western Pyrenees, France): the use of coprophilous fungi to reconstruct pastoral activity
This paper presents results from a modern dataset of non-pollen palynomorphs and its
application to a ca. 2,000 year peat record from the same area in the western Pyrenees …
application to a ca. 2,000 year peat record from the same area in the western Pyrenees …
Extending the timescale and range of ecosystem services through paleoenvironmental analyses, exemplified in the lower Yangtze basin
JA Dearing, X Yang, X Dong, E Zhang… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
In China, and elsewhere, long-term economic development and poverty alleviation need to
be balanced against the likelihood of ecological failure. Here, we show how …
be balanced against the likelihood of ecological failure. Here, we show how …
Reconstructing long‐term human impacts on plant communities: An ecological approach based on lake sediment DNA
Paleoenvironmental studies are essential to understand biodiversity changes over long
timescales and to assess the relative importance of anthropogenic and environmental …
timescales and to assess the relative importance of anthropogenic and environmental …
Tracking hunter-gatherer impact on vegetation in last interglacial and Holocene Europe: Proxies and challenges
A Nikulina, K MacDonald, F Scherjon… - … method and theory, 2022 - Springer
We review palaeoenvironmental proxies and combinations of these relevant for
understanding hunter-gatherer niche construction activities in pre-agricultural Europe. Our …
understanding hunter-gatherer niche construction activities in pre-agricultural Europe. Our …
The European modern pollen database (EMPD) project
Modern pollen samples provide an invaluable research tool for helping to interpret the
quaternary fossil pollen record, allowing investigation of the relationship between pollen as …
quaternary fossil pollen record, allowing investigation of the relationship between pollen as …
From influence to impact: The multifunctional land use in Mediterranean prehistory emerging from palynology of archaeological sites (8.0-2.8 ka BP)
AM Mercuri, A Florenzano, F Burjachs… - The …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Archaeobotany is used to discover details on local land uses in prehistoric settlements
developed during the middle and beginning of late Holocene. Six archaeological sites from …
developed during the middle and beginning of late Holocene. Six archaeological sites from …
Testing micro-regional variability in the Holocene shaping of high mountain cultural landscapes: a palaeoenvironmental case-study in the eastern Pyrenees
Previous research acknowledges the ancient and complex land-use history of European
mountainous areas, which are characterised by a remarkable regional variability in terms of …
mountainous areas, which are characterised by a remarkable regional variability in terms of …
Direct dating of the earliest domesticated cattle and caprines in northwestern China reveals the history of pastoralism in the Gansu-Qinghai region
Highlights•The earliest domesticated cattle and caprines in GQ region were raised about
4000 cal BP.•The early pastoralism in the GQ region expanded during the period of the …
4000 cal BP.•The early pastoralism in the GQ region expanded during the period of the …