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Approaching a state shift in Earth’s biosphere

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  • Anthony D. Barnosky

    (University of California
    Museum of Paleontology, University of California
    Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California)

  • Elizabeth A. Hadly

    (Stanford University)

  • Jordi Bascompte

    (Integrative Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Calle Américo Vespucio s/n, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Eric L. Berlow

    (TRU NORTH Labs)

  • James H. Brown

    (The University of New Mexico)

  • Mikael Fortelius

    (PO Box 64, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland)

  • Wayne M. Getz

    (Policy, and Management, University of California)

  • John Harte

    (Policy, and Management, University of California
    Energy and Resources Group, University of California)

  • Alan Hastings

    (University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA)

  • Pablo A. Marquet

    (Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile
    Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad, Casilla 653, Santiago, Chile
    The Santa Fe Institute, 1399 Hyde Park Road
    Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Chile)

  • Neo D. Martinez

    (Pacific Ecoinformatics and Computational Ecology Lab, 1604 McGee Avenue)

  • Arne Mooers

    (Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada)

  • Peter Roopnarine

    (California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive)

  • Geerat Vermeij

    (University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA)

  • John W. Williams

    (University of Wisconsin)

  • Rosemary Gillespie

    (Policy, and Management, University of California)

  • Justin Kitzes

    (Policy, and Management, University of California)

  • Charles Marshall

    (University of California
    Museum of Paleontology, University of California)

  • Nicholas Matzke

    (University of California)

  • David P. Mindell

    (University of California)

  • Eloy Revilla

    (Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Calle Américo Vespucio s/n, E-41092 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Adam B. Smith

    (Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110, USA)

Abstract

There is evidence that human influence may be forcing the global ecosystem towards a rapid, irreversible, planetary-scale shift into a state unknown in human experience.

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  • Anthony D. Barnosky & Elizabeth A. Hadly & Jordi Bascompte & Eric L. Berlow & James H. Brown & Mikael Fortelius & Wayne M. Getz & John Harte & Alan Hastings & Pablo A. Marquet & Neo D. Martinez & Arne, 2012. "Approaching a state shift in Earth’s biosphere," Nature, Nature, vol. 486(7401), pages 52-58, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:486:y:2012:i:7401:d:10.1038_nature11018
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11018
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