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Volume 362(1478);  2007 Feb 28

Introduction

Biodiversity hotspots through time: an introduction
Katherine J Willis, Lindsey Gillson, Sandra Knapp
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 169–174. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1976
PMCID:
PMC2042519
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Research Articles

How can a knowledge of the past help to conserve the future? Biodiversity conservation and the relevance of long-term ecological studies
Katherine J Willis, Miguel B Araújo, Keith D Bennett, Blanca Figueroa-Rangel, Cynthia A Froyd, Norman Myers
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 175–187. Published online 2007 Jan 9. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1977
PMCID:
PMC2311423
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Prehistorically modified soils of central Amazonia: a model for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century
Bruno Glaser
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 187–196. Published online 2006 Dec 20. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1978
PMCID:
PMC2311424
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The legacy of cultural landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon: implications for biodiversity
Michael J Heckenberger, J Christian Russell, Joshua R Toney, Morgan J Schmidt
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 197–208. Published online 2007 Jan 8. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1979
PMCID:
PMC2311456
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Holocene fire and occupation in Amazonia: records from two lake districts
Mark B Bush, Miles R Silman, Mauro B de Toledo, Claudia Listopad, William D Gosling, Christopher Williams, Paulo E de Oliveira, Carolyn Krisel
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 209–218. Published online 2007 Jan 9. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1980
PMCID:
PMC2311425
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Prehistoric human impact on rainforest biodiversity in highland New Guinea
Simon G Haberle
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 219–228. Published online 2007 Jan 5. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1981
PMCID:
PMC2311426
Article PDF–601K
Culture or climate? The relative influences of past processes on the composition of the lowland Congo rainforest
Terry M Brncic, Katherine J Willis, David J Harris, Richard Washington
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 229–242. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1982
PMCID:
PMC2311427
Article PDF–421K
Late Quaternary vegetation, biodiversity and fire dynamics on the southern Brazilian highland and their implication for conservation and management of modern Araucaria forest and grassland ecosystems
Hermann Behling, Valério DePatta Pillar
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 243–251. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1984
PMCID:
PMC2311428
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Response of pollen diversity to the climate-driven altitudinal shift of vegetation in the Colombian Andes
Chengyu Weng, Henry Hooghiemstra, Joost F Duivenvoorden
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 253–262. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1985
PMCID:
PMC2311429
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Tree-line changes along the Andes: implications of spatial patterns and dynamics
Kenneth R Young, Blanca León
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 263–272. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1986
PMCID:
PMC2311430
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Rates of change in tree communities of secondary Neotropical forests following major disturbances
Robin L Chazdon, Susan G Letcher, Michiel van Breugel, Miguel Martínez-Ramos, Frans Bongers, Bryan Finegan
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 273–289. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1990
PMCID:
PMC2311434
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Long-term forest–savannah dynamics in the Bolivian Amazon: implications for conservation
Francis E Mayle, Robert P Langstroth, Rosie A Fisher, Patrick Meir
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 291–307. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1987
PMCID:
PMC2311431
Article PDF–1.0M
Thresholds of potential concern as benchmarks in the management of African savannahs
L Gillson, K.I Duffin
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 309–319. Published online 2007 Jan 5. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1988
PMCID:
PMC2311432
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Biocomplexity and conservation of biodiversity hotspots: three case studies from the Americas
J Baird Callicott, Ricardo Rozzi, Luz Delgado, Michael Monticino, Miguel Acevedo, Paul Harcombe
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2007 Feb 28; 362(1478): 321–333. Published online 2006 Dec 19. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2006.1989
PMCID:
PMC2311433
Article PDF–249K
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