Relict high-Andean ecosystems challenge our concepts of naturalness and human impact

Abstract What would current ecosystems be like without the impact of mankind? This question, which is critical for ecosystem management, has long remained unanswered due to a lack of present-day data from truly undisturbed ecosystems. Using mountaineering techniques, we accessed pristine relict ecos...

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Main Authors: Steven P. Sylvester, Felix Heitkamp, Mitsy D. P. V. Sylvester, Hermann F. Jungkunst, Harrie J. M. Sipman, Johanna M. Toivonen, Carlos A. Gonzales Inca, Juan C. Ospina, Michael Kessler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03500-7