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Conservation Physiology And The Quest For A ‘Good’ Anthropocene, Christine L. Madliger, Craig E. Franklin, Kevin R. Hultine, Mark Van Kleunen, Robert J. Lennox, Oliver P. Love, Jodie L. Rummer, Steven J. Cooke
Conservation Physiology And The Quest For A ‘Good’ Anthropocene, Christine L. Madliger, Craig E. Franklin, Kevin R. Hultine, Mark Van Kleunen, Robert J. Lennox, Oliver P. Love, Jodie L. Rummer, Steven J. Cooke
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Publications
It has been proposed that we are now living in a new geological epoch known as the Anthropocene, which is specifically defined by the impacts that humans are having on the Earth’s biological diversity and geology. Although the proposal of this term was borne out of an acknowledgement of the negative changes we are imparting on the globe (e.g. climate change, pollution, coastal erosion, species extinctions), there has recently been action amongst a variety of disciplines aimed at achieving a ‘good Anthropocene’ that strives to balance societal needs and the preservation of the natural world. Here, we outline ways that …