Abrupt ecological shifts of lakes during the Anthropocene

S Huang, K Zhang, Q Lin, JB Liu, J Shen - Earth-Science Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Abrupt ecological shifts have become a pervasive feature of aquatic ecosystems with severe
socio-ecological consequences. Yet, it remains uncertain whether these shifts happened …

Detecting thresholds of ecological change in the Anthropocene

R Spake, MP Barajas-Barbosa… - Annual Review of …, 2022‏ - annualreviews.org
Ecological thresholds comprise relatively fast changes in ecological conditions, with respect
to time or external drivers, and are an attractive concept in both scientific and policy arenas …

Contributions of Quaternary botany to modern ecology and biogeography

HJB Birks - Plant Ecology & Diversity, 2019‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

[HTML][HTML] Resilience and systems—a review

K Mayar, DG Carmichael, X Shen - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
This paper presents, from a systems orientation, a review of the resilience literature since its
emergence as an ecological concept in academic parlance in 1973. It argues that much of …

Detecting climate‐related shifts in lakes: A review of the use of satellite Earth Observation

E Calamita, JJ Lever, C Albergel… - Limnology and …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climate change exerts a profound impact on lakes, eliciting responses that range from
gradual to abrupt transitions. When reaching critical tip** points, the established lake …

Anthropogenic forcing leads to an abrupt shift to phytoplankton dominance in a shallow eutrophic lake

L King, M Devey, PR Leavitt, MJ Power… - Freshwater …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The timing and causes of lake eutrophication are often obscured when multiple
anthropogenic disturbances coincide in space and time. This issue is particularly …

Ecosystems are showing symptoms of resilience loss

JC Rocha - Environmental Research Letters, 2022‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Ecosystems around the world are at risk of critical transitions due to increasing
anthropogenic pressures and climate change. Yet it is unclear where the risks are higher or …

Unveiling tip** points in long-term ecological records from Sphagnum-dominated peatlands

M Lamentowicz, M Gałka, K Marcisz… - Biology …, 2019‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Unveiling past tip** points is a prerequisite for a better understanding of how individual
species and entire ecosystems will respond to future climate change. Such knowledge is key …

Connecting distinct realms along multiple dimensions: A meta-ecosystem resilience perspective

DG Angeler, J Heino, J Rubio-Ríos, JJ Casas - Science of the Total …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Resilience research is central to confront the sustainability challenges to ecosystems and
human societies in a rapidly changing world. Given that social-ecological problems span the …

Early warning signals of malaria resurgence in Kericho, Kenya

MJ Harris, SI Hay, JM Drake - Biology letters, 2020‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Campaigns to eliminate infectious diseases could be greatly aided by methods for providing
early warning signals of resurgence. Theory predicts that as a disease transmission system …