Islands are among the last regions on Earth settled and transformed by human activities,
and they provide replicated model systems for analysis of how people affect ecological …

Abstract In his 1959 book, Africa: Its Peoples and Their Culture History, George P. Murdock
suggested that a Malaysian complex of crops dispersed to Africa in ancient times across the …

Societal Impact Statement Using Taro (Colocasia esculenta) as a case study, we examine
how perception gaps contribute to negative feedback loops that create or maintain the …

Black carbon emitted from incomplete combustion of biomass and fossil fuel burning is an
important aerosol; however, available long-term black carbon data are limited to remote …

Niche construction theory has played a prominent role in archaeology during the last
decade. However, the potential of niche construction in relation to agricultural development …

Human‐mediated changes in island vegetation are, among others, largely caused by the
introduction and establishment of non‐native species. However, data on past changes in …

Hydrogen isotope ratios of sedimentary leaf waxes (δ2HWax values) are increasingly used
to reconstruct past hydroclimate. Here, we add δ2HWax values from 19 lakes and four …

Starch residue analysis was carried out on stone tools recovered from the bottom layer of the
Anakena site on Rapa Nui (Easter Island). These deposits have been dated to AD 1000 …

The study of Māori agriculture, including almost all the numerous Māori stone garden sites
recorded in both the North and South Islands, has been hindered by lack of evidence in the …

The increasing similarity of plant species composition among distinct areas is leading to the
homogenization of ecosystems globally. Human actions such as ecosystem modification, the …