Approaches to defining a planetary boundary for biodiversity

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2014

Authors

Mace, Georgina M.
Reyers, Belinda
Alkemade , Rob
Biggs, Reinette
Chapin, Stuart
Cornell, Sarah
Diaz, S
Jennings, Simon
Leadley, P
Mumby, Peter

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Elsevier

Abstract

The idea that there is an identifiable set of boundaries, beyond which anthropogenic change will put the Earth system outside a safe operating space for humanity, is attracting interest in the scientific community and gaining support in the environmental

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Keywords: biome; environmental policy; environmental response; extinction risk; planetary atmosphere; social development; species richness Biodiversity; Biome integrity; Functional diversity; Phylogenetic diversity; Planetary boundary

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Global Environmental Change: Part A - Human and Policy Dimensions

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