@article {329972,
	title = {Frequent disturbances enhanced the resilience of past human populations},
	journal = {Nature},
	year = {2024},
	month = {2024/05/01},
	abstract = {<p>The record of past human adaptations provides crucial lessons for guiding responses to crises in the future1\&ndash;3. To date, there have been no systematic global comparisons of humans\&rsquo; ability to absorb and recover from disturbances through time4,5. Here we synthesized resilience across a broad sample of prehistoric population time\&ndash;frequency data, spanning 30,000 years of human history. Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of population decline show that frequent disturbances enhance a population\&rsquo;s capacity to resist and recover from later downturns. Land-use patterns are important mediators of the strength of this positive association: farming and herding societies are more vulnerable but also more resilient overall. The results show that important trade-offs exist when adopting new or alternative land-use strategies.</p>
},
	isbn = {1476-4687},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07354-8},
	url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07354-8},
	author = {Riris, Philip and Silva, Fabio and Crema, Enrico and Palmisano, Alessio and Robinson, Erick and Siegel, Peter E. and French, Jennifer C. and J{\o}rgensen, Erlend Kirkeng and Maezumi, Shira Yoshi and Solheim, Steinar and Bates, Jennifer and Davies, Benjamin and Oh, Yongje and Ren, Xiaolin}
}
