They watch as the little subjects sit on their mothers» laps, tracking the stagecraft that Spelke and her cohorts use to
gauge early understanding of numbers, language, objects, space and movement.
Regardless of whether
early land use significantly affected global climate,
understanding the global role of land use in determining the onset and magnitude of anthropogenic climate change is critical for
gauging the climatic impact of current and future modifications of the terrestrial biosphere, including efforts to offset fossil fuel emissions by reducing deforestation (114).