Hunter-gatherers exploited freshwater mussels and fish from the Willandra Lakes System and hunted various terrestrial fauna (macropods, emus, etc.) (Stern, 2015). Similarly, repeated, albeit episodic, occupation of the Last Glacial Maximum Devil’s Lair cave system suggests it was a refuge in ...
However, the presence of HMs can also stimulate soil organisms (e.g., earthworms, nematodes, isopods, snails) to produce chemicals capable of protecting them from damage (e.g., metallothioneins) or repairing damage once it occurs (e.g., heat shock proteins). HMs in soil can act as ...