Causes

  • The Salton Sea: A Case Study in Hybridity

    This essay explores the Salton Sea as a case study for the entwined relationship between human history and environmental context in shaping a novel ecosystem. Executive Abstract This essay explores the Salton…

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  • Non-native species in the Anthropocene

    Breaking dispersal barriers through human transport   Summary: Trade routes and the evolution of transportation technology have increased thefrequency and magnitude of non-native species invasions. The geographical isolation of species hasbeen eroded…

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  • Quantifying Novelty

    Executive Abstract Since its introduction, the term “ecological novelty” has generated quite a lot of controversy in the scientific community.  In response to repeated cycles of critiques and responses among proponents and…

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  • Abiotic Novelty

    Dams are ubiquitous and pervasive drivers of abiotic novelty; they create novel habitats for non-native species and can facilitate their spread.   Abstract Human agency often results in increased abiotic novelty, which…

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  • Harvest

    That humans are affecting ecosystems across local to planetary scales is news to relatively few people today. Anthropogenic climate change, alteration of nutrient cycles, and land conversion are widely cited drivers of…

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