National-scale changes in crop diversity through the Anthropocene

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 20361
• Main Authors: Mariani, Rachel O., Cadotte, Marc W., Isaac, Marney E., Vile, Denis, Violle, Cyrille, Martin, Adam R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 13.10.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/158/2456; 704/158/670; 704/844/685; Agricultural land; Agricultural sciences; Anthropocene; Biodiversity; Biogeography; Crop diversification; Crops; Domestication; Ecological function; Environmental changes; Humanities and Social Sciences; Life Sciences; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Expansion of crops beyond their centres of domestication is a defining feature of the Anthropocene Epoch. This process has fundamentally altered the diversity of croplands, with likely consequences for the ecological functioning and socio-economic stability of agriculture under environmental change....