The ‘mosaic habitat’ concept in human evolution: past and present

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The ‘mosaic habitat’ concept in human evolution: past and present

The habitats preferred by hominins and other species are an important theme in palaeoanthropology, and the ‘mosaic habitat’ (also referred to as habitat heterogeneity) has been a central concept in this regard for the last four decades. Here we explore the development of this concept – loosely defin...

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Main Authors:	Reynolds, Sally C., Wilkinson, David M., Marston, Christopher G., O'Regan, Hannah J.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis 2015
Subjects:	habitat heterogeneity; time-averaging; habitat variability; Savannah Hypothesis; palaeoenvironmental reconstruction; palaeoecology
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35052/

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