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Historical summary of terminologies in community ecology

Environment Conservation Journal, 2023
This article highlights the importance of terminology in ecology as a fundamental tool for clear and objective communication among scientists, as well as for standardizing study methods and techniques used by ecologists.
Tarik Godoy Dangl Plaza
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Anthropological contributions to historical ecology: 50 questions, infinite prospects. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
This paper presents the results of a consensus-driven process identifying 50 priority research questions for historical ecology obtained through crowdsourcing, literature reviews, and in-person workshopping.
Chelsey Geralda Armstrong, Anna C Shoemaker, Iain McKechnie, Anneli Ekblom, Péter Szabó, Paul J Lane, Alex C McAlvay, Oliver J Boles, Sarah Walshaw, Nik Petek, Kevin S Gibbons, Erendira Quintana Morales, Eugene N Anderson, Aleksandra Ibragimow, Grzegorz Podruczny, Jana C Vamosi, Tony Marks-Block, Joyce K LeCompte, Sākihitowin Awâsis, Carly Nabess, Paul Sinclair, Carole L Crumley   +21 more
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Brief Review of Historical Ecology

Les Nouvelles de l’Archéologie, 2018
William Balée
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Historical ecology reveals landscape transformation coincident with cultural development in central Italy since the Roman Period. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2018
Mensing SA, Schoolman EM, Tunno I, Noble PJ, Sagnotti L, Florindo F, Piovesan G.   +6 more
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The influence of sample quantity and lysis parameters on the success of ancient DNA extraction from skeletal remains

BioTechniques, 2021
DNA extraction is of utmost importance in archaeobiology, as it determines the success of further DNA analyses. This study concentrates on the success of ancient DNA extraction using silica spin columns and PCR-based analysis from archaeological skeletal
Alina Euskirchen, Larissa Hartmann, Janine Mazanec, Patrick Wittmeier, Susanne Hummel   +4 more
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Agarose gel electrophoresis to assess PCR product yield: comparison with spectrophotometry, fluorometry and qPCR

BioTechniques, 2022
Agarose gel electrophoresis is a relatively easy to use method, commonly applied to evaluate PCR reaction success. Intercalating agents or dyes are used to visualize the amplified fragments. However, it is uncertain to what extent the brightness of bands
Patrick Wittmeier, Susanne Hummel
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Ornithogenic vegetation: How significant has the seabird influence been on the Aleutian Island vegetation during the Holocene?

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
In the Aleutian Islands during the Holocene, terrestrial predators were actually absent; as a result, large seabird colonies thrived along the coasts or across entire islands. Bird guano enriches the soil with nitrogen, which can lead to the formation of
Olesya Igorevna Smyshlyaeva, Elena Erastovna Severova, Olga Aleksandrovna Krylovich, Evgeniya Andreevna Kuzmicheva, Arkady Borisovich Savinetsky, West Dixie, Virginia Hatfield   +6 more
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The legacy of ecological imperialism in the Scandes: Earthworms and their implications for Arctic research

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research, 2023
In the nineteenth century, numerous settlements were established in the alpine region of Fennoscandia (the Scandes), an area that later became a major international scene for Arctic research.
Philip Jerand, Jonatan Klaminder, Johan Linderholm   +2 more
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Land use and social-ecological legacies of Rio de Janeiro's Atlantic urban forests: from charcoal production to novel ecosystems

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
Historical ecology is an important tool in deciphering human–environment interactions imprinted on landscapes throughout time. However, gaps of knowledge still remain regarding the land use legacies hidden in the current Atlantic Forest landscape; and ...
Alexandro Solórzano, Ana Brasil-Machado, Rogério Ribeiro de Oliveira   +2 more
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Ancient DNA analysis from epoxy resin Biodur®-embedded bones

BioTechniques, 2022
For microscopic investigation, archaeological bone samples are often embedded in Biodur® epoxy resin. This study wants to test whether it is possible to extract DNA suitable for PCR amplification from this sample type.
Anna Lena Flux, Michael Schultz, Susanne Hummel   +2 more
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