| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Introduction Biodiversity hotspots through time: an introduction Katherine J Willis, Lindsey Gillson, and Sandra Knapp PMCID: PMC2042519 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, and Norman Myers PMCID: PMC2311423 Prehistorically modified soils of central Amazonia: a model for sustainable agriculture in the twenty-first century Bruno Glaser PMCID: PMC2311424 The legacy of cultural landscapes in the Brazilian Amazon: implications for biodiversity Michael J Heckenberger, J Christian Russell, Joshua R Toney, and Morgan J Schmidt PMCID: PMC2311456 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, and Carolyn Krisel PMCID: PMC2311425 Prehistoric human impact on rainforest biodiversity in highland New Guinea Simon G Haberle PMCID: PMC2311426 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, and Richard Washington PMCID: PMC2311427 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 and Valério DePatta Pillar PMCID: PMC2311428 Response of pollen diversity to the climate-driven altitudinal shift of vegetation in the Colombian Andes Chengyu Weng, Henry Hooghiemstra, and Joost F Duivenvoorden PMCID: PMC2311429 Tree-line changes along the Andes: implications of spatial patterns and dynamics Kenneth R Young and Blanca León PMCID: PMC2311430 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, and Bryan Finegan PMCID: PMC2311434 Long-term forest–savannah dynamics in the Bolivian Amazon: implications for conservation Francis E Mayle, Robert P Langstroth, Rosie A Fisher, and Patrick Meir PMCID: PMC2311431 Thresholds of potential concern as benchmarks in the management of African savannahs L Gillson and K.I Duffin PMCID: PMC2311432 Biocomplexity and conservation of biodiversity hotspots: three case studies from the Americas J Baird Callicott, Ricardo Rozzi, Luz Delgado, Michael Monticino, Miguel Acevedo, and Paul Harcombe PMCID: PMC2311433 |
