Deep roots of the 'Anthropocene' can be found in tropical forests

Tropical forests regularly appear in the news as the front line of climate change and human sustainability challenges. They are some of the most threatened land-based habitats on the planet and are therefore key to discussions of the Anthropocene -- the period in which human activities became major impactors of Earth systems. Tropical forests represent some of the most threatened land-based habitats on the planet [Credit: R. Hamilton] In a new set of high-impact articles...