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The sense of an ending? Nature in the Anthropocene [PDF]
, 2014 Among the normative questions posed by the supposed advent of the Anthropocene is the following: Does the Anthropocene spell the end of nature? The philosophical answer to that question may determine the political answer to the phenomenon that is ...
Arias-Maldonado, Manuel Jesus
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Spectres of the Anthropocene [PDF]
Current Biology, 2019 Florian Maderspacher introduces the Anthropocene special issue.
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Lost in translation: The need for updated messaging strategies in invasion biology communication
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.As with any complex environmental challenge, information about the “invasive species problem” must be communicated effectively to generate widespread public trust, understanding, and engagement in solutions. However, there is growing recognition that conventional messaging strategies can be ineffective or even detrimental at activating the broader ...
Rachel A. Reeb, J. Mason Heberling
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Rewilding: An emotional nature
Area, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract Rewilding is an emotional subject. It inspires passions and argument in spades. As a form of conservation, rewilding offers exciting possibilities to address ecological crises but it is also a threat for many people, leading to dispute and impasse.
Sophie Wynne‐Jones
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Communications Earth & EnvironmentThe rock glaciers of the Swiss National Park were the first in the world where in-situ measurements of surface displacement were undertaken, starting with the pioneering work of Chaix in 1918.
Alberto Muñoz-Torrero Manchado +5 more
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A Physical Framework for the Earth System in the Anthropocene: Towards an Accountancy System [PDF]
arXiv, 2019 At a time when humanity has achieved global dominance at a scale that was previously thought impossible, it might also face an existential threat due to the consequences of that overwhelming influence on our common home, the Earth System (ES). In this work we explore how Physics may help us to understand the transitions that the ES is going through and
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Anthropocene Blues by John Lane [PDF]
, 2019 Review of John Lane\u27s Anthropocene ...
Cory, Jessica S
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Contemporary land use studies often place food production in direct conflict with tropical forests, with forest land use for human needs exiting in conflict with carbon‐related forest conservation and biodiversity protection efforts. We highlight the more nuanced, mixed activities possible in the space between primary forest and fixed, monocultures ...
Sebastian A. Los +2 more
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Mediterranean cyclones are a substantial cause of damaging floods in Corsica
Communications Earth & EnvironmentCyclones, whether tropical, extratropical, or of Mediterranean origin, play a crucial role in the Earth’s climate system, affecting environments and populations through strong winds, heavy rainfall, and flooding.
Yihua Zhong +7 more
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Earth as a Hybrid Planet - The Anthropocene in an Evolutionary Astrobiological Context [PDF]
arXiv, 2017 We develop a classification scheme for the evolutionary state of planets based on the non-equilibrium thermodynamics of their coupled systems, including the presence of a biosphere and the possibility of what we call an agency-dominated biosphere (i.e. an energy-intensive technological species).
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