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Approaching a state shift in Earth's biosphere.

Anthony D Barnosky¹, 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 Mooers, Peter Roopnarine, Geerat Vermeij, John W Williams, Rosemary Gillespie, Justin Kitzes, Charles Marshall, Nicholas Matzke, David P Mindell, Eloy Revilla, Adam B Smith.

Abstract

Localized ecological systems are known to shift abruptly and irreversibly from one state to another when they are forced across critical thresholds. Here we review evidence that the global ecosystem as a whole can react in the same way and is approaching a planetary-scale critical transition as a result of human influence. The plausibility of a planetary-scale 'tipping point' highlights the need to improve biological forecasting by detecting early warning signs of critical transitions on global as well as local scales, and by detecting feedbacks that promote such transitions. It is also necessary to address root causes of how humans are forcing biological changes.

Entities: Species

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Year: 2012 PMID： 22678279 DOI： 10.1038/nature11018

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nature ISSN： 0028-0836 Impact factor: 49.962

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Authors: R V Solé; J M Montoya
Journal: Proc Biol Sci Date: 2001-10-07 Impact factor: 5.349

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Authors: Beth Shapiro; Alexei J Drummond; Andrew Rambaut; Michael C Wilson; Paul E Matheus; Andrei V Sher; Oliver G Pybus; M Thomas P Gilbert; Ian Barnes; Jonas Binladen; Eske Willerslev; Anders J Hansen; Gennady F Baryshnikov; James A Burns; Sergei Davydov; Jonathan C Driver; Duane G Froese; C Richard Harington; Grant Keddie; Pavel Kosintsev; Michael L Kunz; Larry D Martin; Robert O Stephenson; John Storer; Richard Tedford; Sergei Zimov; Alan Cooper
Journal: Science Date: 2004-11-26 Impact factor: 47.728

Approaching a state shift in Earth's biosphere.

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