Tropical Trees as Time Capsules of Anthropogenic Activity.
archaeology
dendrochronology
genetics
isotope analysis
tropical forests
tropics
Journal
Trends in plant science
ISSN: 1878-4372
Titre abrégé: Trends Plant Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9890299
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2020
04 2020
Historique:
received:
17
07
2019
revised:
03
12
2019
accepted:
09
12
2019
pubmed:
11
2
2020
medline:
28
3
2020
entrez:
11
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
After the ice caps, tropical forests are globally the most threatened terrestrial environments. Modern trees are not just witnesses to growing contemporary threats but also legacies of past human activity. Here, we review the use of dendrochronology, radiocarbon analysis, stable isotope analysis, and DNA analysis to examine ancient tree management. These methods exploit the fact that living trees record information on environmental and anthropogenic selective forces during their own and past generations of growth, making trees living archaeological 'sites'. The applicability of these methods across prehistoric, historic, and industrial periods means they have the potential to detect evolving anthropogenic threats and can be used to set conservation priorities in rapidly vanishing environments.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32037081
pii: S1360-1385(19)30335-8
doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2019.12.010
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Capsules
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
369-380Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.