Extraordinary human energy consumption and resultant geological impacts beginning around 1950 CE initiated the proposed Anthropocene Epoch
Growth in fundamental drivers—energy use, economic productivity and population—can
provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and …
provide quantitative indications of the proposed boundary between the Holocene Epoch and …
Land use and ecological change: A 12,000-year history
EC Ellis - Annual Review of Environment and Resources, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Human use of land has been transforming Earth's ecology for millennia. From hunting and
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
foraging to burning the land to farming to industrial agriculture, increasingly intensive human …
A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation
Understanding the scale, location and nature conservation values of the lands over which
Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global …
Indigenous Peoples exercise traditional rights is central to implementation of several global …
Anatomy and resilience of the global production ecosystem
Much of the Earth's biosphere has been appropriated for the production of harvestable
biomass in the form of food, fuel and fibre. Here we show that the simplification and …
biomass in the form of food, fuel and fibre. Here we show that the simplification and …
The geological record shows that abrupt changes in the Earth system can occur on
timescales short enough to challenge the capacity of human societies to adapt to …
timescales short enough to challenge the capacity of human societies to adapt to …
The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene
BACKGROUND Humans are altering the planet, including long-term global geologic
processes, at an increasing rate. Any formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch in the …
processes, at an increasing rate. Any formal recognition of an Anthropocene epoch in the …
No net insect abundance and diversity declines across US Long Term Ecological Research sites
Recent reports of dramatic declines in insect abundance suggest grave consequences for
global ecosystems and human society. Most evidence comes from Europe, however, leaving …
global ecosystems and human society. Most evidence comes from Europe, however, leaving …
Archaeological assessment reveals Earth's early transformation through land use
Environmentally transformative human use of land accelerated with the emergence of
agriculture, but the extent, trajectory, and implications of these early changes are not well …
agriculture, but the extent, trajectory, and implications of these early changes are not well …
Global change biology: a primer
RF Sage - Global Change Biology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Because of human action, the Earth has entered an era where profound changes in the
global environment are creating novel conditions that will be discernable far into the future …
global environment are creating novel conditions that will be discernable far into the future …