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A review of the historic and present ecological role of aquatic and shoreline wood, from forest to deep sea

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The ecology of forests, their losses, and terrestrial wood decomposition dynamics have been intensively studied and reviewed. In the aquatic realm, reviews have concentrated on large wood (LW) in rivers and the transition from freshwater to marine environments in the Pacific Northwest of North America. However, a comprehensive global synthesis
Jon Dickson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropocene Feminism by Richard Grusin [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Review of Richard Grusin\u27s Anthropocene ...
Eccles, Stephanie
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Abysses and Ghosts. Remarks for a Discourse on Anthropocene Hyper-Aesthetics

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Creative Practices in Cities and Landscapes, 2023
In reflecting on a possible aesthetic of the Anthropocene, it seems spontaneous to refer first of all to the figurative and visual outcomes that have been produced within the specific reflection on the topic or at least traditionally associated with the ...
Stefano Ascari
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Long‐term trends in parasite diversity and infection levels: approaches and patterns

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Parasites exist in every ecosystem, affecting nearly all organisms and playing a complex role in human societies. On the one hand, they contribute substantially to biodiversity and support ecosystem stability by performing essential ecological functions.
Cyril Hammoud   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The sense of an ending? Nature in the Anthropocene [PDF]

open access: yes, 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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A supply-limited torrent that does not feel the heat of climate change

open access: yesNature Communications
Debris-flow activity in the Alps is anticipated to undergo pronounced changes in response to a warming climate. Yet, a fundamental challenge in comprehensively assessing changes in process activity is the systematic lack of long-term observational debris-
Jiazhi Qie   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hazards and disasters in the Anthropocene: some critical reflections for the future

open access: yesGeoscience Letters, 2018
The arrival of the Anthropocene presents many challenges—both theoretical and practical. Scholars in different disciplines, practitioners, the public and others, are all considering the meaning of the Anthropocene and how its arrival affects their ways ...
Dale Dominey-Howes
doaj   +1 more source

The spread of non‐native species

open access: yesBiological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global redistribution of species through human agency is one of the defining ecological signatures of the Anthropocene, with biological invasions reshaping biodiversity patterns, ecosystem processes and services, and species interactions globally.
Phillip J. Haubrock   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anthropocene, Capitalocene, Machinocene: Illusions of instrumental reason [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In their seminal work, Dialectics of Enlightenment, Horkheimer and Adorno interpreted capitalism as the irrational monetization of nature. In the present work, I analyze three 21st century concepts, Anthropocene, Capitalocene and Machinocene, in light of
Slijepcevic, Predrag
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Education in the Anthropocene: From Theorists towards Young Climate Activists

open access: yesActa Paedagogica Vilnensia, 2021
This paper continues the scientific discussion on education in the Anthropocene and focuses on the complexity of future education from the learner’s perspective.
Sandra Kairė
doaj   +1 more source

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