Ecosystem Dynamic focuses on long-term terrestrial ecosystems and their changing relationships with human societies.  The unique aspect of this text is the long-time scale under consideration as data and insights from the last 10 000 years are used to place present-day ecosystem status into a temporal perspective and to test models that generate forecasts of future conditions. Descriptions and assessments of some of the current modelling tools that are used, along with their uncertainties and assumptions, are an important feature of this book. An overarching theme explores the dynamic interactions between human societies and ecosystem functioning and services. No previous book has examined the temporal trajectory of ecosystem services in this way and the approach generates new insights into the future sustainable management of terrestrial ecosystems. The inclusion of authoritative descriptions of some of the tools involved such as ecosystem and bioclimatic models, and a clear explanation of the role of palaeoecological data, provides a background for the analysis of ecological processes past, present and future. This approach provides an improved understanding of the balance between culture and nature through time. The analyses of trends in biodiversity highlight some emergent principles for conservation and generate suggestions of how to handle dynamic processes in land management. The book is authoritative but accessible and provides a useful background for all students,  practitioners, and researchers interested in the subject.