Understanding past Processes to Chart More Sustainable Conservation Practices in Tropical Ecosystems
A special issue of Quaternary (ISSN 2571-550X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 731
Special Issue Editors
Interests: tropical ecology; biodiversity conservation and management; palaeoclimate; palaeoecology; ecological modelling; fire ecology; Madagascar
Interests: tropical ecology; conservation; palaeoclimate; palaeoecology; fire ecology; modelling; management; sustainability
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Interests: applied palaeoecology; conservation and ecosystem management; resilience; thresholds; heterogeneity; variability; complexity and non-equilibrium; linking ecological and social systems
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tropical ecosystems contain most of the world’s biodiversity, which is threatened by multiple factors, including climate change, invasive plants, fire, and human land-use. These ecosystems are very dynamic and complex and planning solutions for conservation that consider ecological processes and future changes are crucial. Integrating historical knowledge and understanding past processes could greatly improve currently established strategies and contribute towards a sustainable management of these ecosystems in the near future.
This Special Issue titled “Understanding Past Processes to Chart More Sustainable Conservation Practices in Tropical Ecosystems” aims to document the past ecosystem history and responses to climate change and human interaction and demonstrate the relevance of this in dealing with contemporary environmental challenges in tropical ecosystems across the globe.
This Special Issue allows for understanding the complex ecological systems in the tropics during the Holocene and beyond and reporting their conservation implications.
Dr. Estelle RazanatsoaProf. Rob Marchant
Dr. Lindsey Gillson
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Applied paleoecology
- Tropical ecosystems
- Holocene
- Biodiversity conservation
- Future
- Past
- Ecosystem services
- Sustainability
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