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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Anthropocene epoch"”.
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Foreign Object
… that seeks to complicate the concepts of the Anthropocene epoch in fiction through its investigations of form and narrative, as well as the invasive properties of a recursive society determined to ignore or normalise climate events. The narrative of <em>Foreign Object</em> focuses on John …
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Evolutionary dynamics of speciation and extinction
… biology. Importantly, as we move through the Anthropocene Epoch, where human-driven climate change threatens biodiversity, understanding how an evolving population responds to extinction stress could be key to saving endangered ecosystems. With a neutral, agent-based model that incorporates …
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THE RISE OF THE GREEN ALGAE: USING ALGAL PALYNOMORPHS AS PROXIES OF NATURAL EVENTS AND ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITIES
… be a useful auxiliary proxy marking the proposed Anthropocene Epoch, but further research is needed to better understand the taxonomy and taphonomy of algal palynomorphs, with a focus on green algae and cyanobacteria, to improve their utility as biomonitors and paleolimnological proxies.
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The transformative potential of climate change litigation and adjudication in South Africa
In this dissertation, the author addresses the following central question: Can transformative adjudication, through transformative environmental constitutionalism, enhance a social justice-oriented approach to climate litigation in South Africa? One of the foremost assumptions in this dissertation …