• Relict high-Andean ecosystems challenge our concepts of naturalness and human impact 

      Sylvester, Steven P.; Heitkamp, Felix; Sylvester, Mitsy D. P. V.; Jungkunst, Hermann F.; Sipman, Harrie J. M.; Toivonen, Johanna M.; Gonzales Inca, Carlos A.; Ospina, Juan C.; Kessler, Michael (Scientific Reports, 2017)
      What would current ecosystems be like without the impact of mankind? This question, which is critical for ecosystem management, has long remained unanswered due to a lack of present-day data from truly undisturbed ecosystems. ...