Adrian C. Newton is Professor of Conservation Ecology in the Centre for Ecology, Environment and Sustainability at Bournemouth University, UK. His research examines human impacts on the environment, with a particular focus on biodiversity loss and its consequences. His most recent projects have analysed the collapse and recovery of a range of different ecosystem types, including forests, grassland and heathland, and their implications for economic development.
1. Introduction
2. Ecological Theory
3. Case Studies from Prehistory
4. Contemporary Case Studies
5. Synthesis
6. Conclusions.
