Humans have been altering tropical forests for at least 45,000 years
Thursday, August 3, 2017 - 10:02
in Biology & Nature
A new study counters the view that tropical forests were pristine natural environments prior to modern agriculture and industrialization. Moreover, humans have in fact been having a dramatic impact on such forest ecologies for tens of thousands of years, through techniques ranging from controlled burning of sections of forest to plant and animal management to clear-cutting.