Long-lasting effects of historical land use on the current distribution of mammals revealed by ecological and archaeological patterns

Abstract Past land-use activity has massively altered the environment and vegetation over centuries, resulting in range contractions and expansions of species. When habitat recovery and species recolonization require a long time, the fingerprint of past land use can remain on the current distributio...

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Main Authors: Keita Fukasawa, Takumi Akasaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2019-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-46809-1