Aim Although all five of the major mediterranean‐climate ecosystems ( MCE s) of the world
are recognized as loci of high plant species diversity and endemism, they show considerable …

All the major steps in the evolution of the hominin lineage occurred in Africa, from the divergence
with the other apes at~ 7 million years ago (Ma), through the first stone tool technology …

Species distribution modeling (SDM) is a methodology that has been widely used in the
past two decades for developing quantitative, empirical, predictive models of species–…

Paleoanthropologists (scientists studying human origins) universally recognize the evolutionary
significance of ancient climates and environments for understanding human origins. …

Pleistocene ecosystems provided the stage for modern human emergence. Terrestrial
vegetation communities structure resources for human foragers, providing plant food, wood for …

The causes and consequences of plant flammability are a contested issue. In fire-prone
ecosystems, high flammability is invoked as a trait (in combination with fire-survival traits) that …

The Coexistence Approach has been used to infer palaeoclimates for many Eurasian fossil
plant assemblages. However, the theory that underpins the method has never been …

Aim Southern Africa lacks the palaeo‐archives needed to infer regional vegetation history.
The megadiverse subtropical thicket of South Africa, locally termed the Albany subtropical …

Nuclear DNA is widely used to estimate phylogenetic and phylogeographic relationships.
Nuclear gene variants may be present in an individual's genome, and these result in Intra-…

Underground storage organs (USOs) serve as a staple source of carbohydrates for many
hunter-gatherer societies and they feature prominently in discussions of diets of early modern …