[HTML][HTML] Decoloniality and anti-oppressive practices for a more ethical ecology
Ecological research and practice are crucial to understanding and guiding more positive
relationships between people and ecosystems. However, ecology as a discipline and the …
relationships between people and ecosystems. However, ecology as a discipline and the …
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 …
Indigenous knowledge and the shackles of wilderness
The environmental crises currently grip** the Earth have been codified in a new proposed
geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working …
geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This epoch, according to the Anthropocene Working …
The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems
As the terrestrial human footprint continues to expand, the amount of native forest that is free
from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging …
from significant damaging human activities is in precipitous decline. There is emerging …
Critical transitions in the Amazon forest system
The possibility that the Amazon forest system could soon reach a tip** point, inducing
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
large-scale collapse, has raised global concern,–. For 65 million years, Amazonian forests …
[HTML][HTML] Earth system impacts of the European arrival and Great Dying in the Americas after 1492
Human impacts prior to the Industrial Revolution are not well constrained. We investigate
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …
whether the decline in global atmospheric CO 2 concentration by 7–10 ppm in the late …
Widespread homogenization of plant communities in the Anthropocene
Native biodiversity decline and non-native species spread are major features of the
Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and …
Anthropocene. Both processes can drive biotic homogenization by reducing trait and …
Transformative changes are needed to support socio-bioeconomies for people and ecosystems in the Amazon
Current social-technical and political conditions threaten the integrity of the Amazon biome.
Overcoming these lock-ins requires structural transformations away from conventional …
Overcoming these lock-ins requires structural transformations away from conventional …
How people domesticated Amazonian forests
For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural
environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human occupation are striking …
environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human occupation are striking …
The origins of Amazonian landscapes: Plant cultivation, domestication and the spread of food production in tropical South America
During the last two decades, new archaeological projects which systematically integrate a
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …
variety of plant recovery techniques, along with palaeoecology, palaeoclimate, soil science …