Nick Gotelli, University of Vermont (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Nick Gotelli, University of Vermont

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When did human domination of the planet start? A new study in the journal Nature reports a dramatic shift in one of the rules of nature about 6,000 years ago - -connected to growing human populations and the rise of farming. University of Vermont biologist Nick Gotelli used his world-leading expertise on ecological statistics to help find the pattern.

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Joshua Brown, UVM

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