Biodiversity Conservation and Environmental Change —— Using palaeoecology to manage dynamic landscapes in the Anthropocene

----- 生物多样性保护与环境变化: 利用古生态学管理人类世的动态景观

ISBN: 9780198713036 出版年：2015 页码：231 Gillson, Lindsey Oxford University Press

Debate regarding the validity and definition of the Anthropocene epoch is ongoing. However, if we set that aside, Gillson has written a great book! Admittedly, as a palaeoecologist who takes every opportunity to promote palaeoecology and its potential to inform future natural resource and conservation management, I admit I may be a bit biased. Like Gillson, I hold the opinion that palaeoenvironmental research is not simply about the past. It also has great potential to link the past, present and future, to provide valuable insights for future ecosystem management. Gillson sums up the central theme of her book in the concluding chapter, stating ‘a past-present-future perspective’ is essential for successful future ecosystem management, a concept that I support unreservedly.