Except for foothills, the indices of human activity show a decreasing trend from the Early Modern (460 yr cal BP; 1490 CE); probably related to progressive agricultural abandonment of mountain environments 59 leading to a gradual return of forest cover 17 , 60 , which may also have been favored by climate change 61 .
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Human-triggered magnification of erosion rates in European Alps since the Bronze Age.
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