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Ecology in an anthropogenic biosphere by Ellis, Erle C

“…Humans, unlike any other multicellular species in Earth's history, have emerged as a global force that is transforming the ecology of an entire planet. It is…”
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Anthropogenic transformation of the terrestrial biosphere by Ellis, Erle C.

“…Human populations and their use of land have transformed most of the terrestrial biosphere into anthropogenic biomes (anthromes), causing a variety of novel…”
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High spatial resolution three-dimensional mapping of vegetation spectral dynamics using computer vision by Dandois, Jonathan P., Ellis, Erle C.

“…High spatial resolution three-dimensional (3D) measurements of vegetation by remote sensing are advancing ecological research and environmental management…”
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Sharing the land between nature and people by Ellis, Erle C

“…Conserving the planet's ecological heritage requires a new level of societal engagement Human societies have long reshaped environments to sustain themselves…”
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Putting people in the map: anthropogenic biomes of the world by Ellis, Erle C, Navin Ramankutty

“…Humans have fundamentally altered global patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Surprisingly, existing systems for representing these global…”
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Optimal Altitude, Overlap, and Weather Conditions for Computer Vision UAV Estimates of Forest Structure by Dandois, Jonathan P, Olano, Marc, Ellis, Erle C

“…Ecological remote sensing is being transformed by three-dimensional (3D), multispectral measurements of forest canopies by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and…”
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Anthropogenic transformation of the biomes, 1700 to 2000 by Ellis, Erle C, Klein Goldewijk, Kees, Siebert, Stefan, Lightman, Deborah, Ramankutty, Navin

“…To map and characterize anthropogenic transformation of the terrestrial biosphere before and during the Industrial Revolution, from 1700 to 2000. Global…”
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Used planet: A global history by Ellis, Erle C., Kaplan, Jed O., Fuller, Dorian Q., Vavrus, Steve, Goldewijk, Kees Klein, Verburg, Peter H.

“…Human use of land has transformed ecosystem pattern and process across most of the terrestrial biosphere, a global change often described as historically…”
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The Anthropocene is functionally and stratigraphically distinct from the Holocene by Waters, Colin N., Zalasiewicz, Jan, Summerhayes, Colin, Barnosky, Anthony D., Poirier, Clément, Galuszka, Agnieszka, Cearreta, Alejandro, Edgeworth, Matt, Ellis, Erle C., Ellis, Michael, Jeandel, Catherine, Leinfelder, Reinhold, McNeill, J. R., deB. Richter, Daniel, Steffen, Will, Syvitski, James, Vidas, Davor, Wagreich, Michael, Williams, Mark, Zhisheng, An, Grinevald, Jacques, Odada, Eric, Oreskes, Naomi, Wolfe, Alexander P.

“…Human activity is leaving a pervasive and persistent signature on Earth. Vigorous debate continues about whether this warrants recognition as a new geologic…”
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All is not loss: plant biodiversity in the anthropocene by Ellis, Erle C, Antill, Erica C, Kreft, Holger

“…Anthropogenic global changes in biodiversity are generally portrayed in terms of massive native species losses or invasions caused by recent human disturbance…”
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Using lightweight unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor tropical forest recovery by Zahawi, Rakan A., Dandois, Jonathan P., Holl, Karen D., Nadwodny, Dana, Reid, J. Leighton, Ellis, Erle C.

“…•We compared ground-based to a remote-sensing (Ecosynth) monitoring method.•Ecosynth is a viable alternative to quantify forest structure metrics.•Ecosynth…”
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The challenge of feeding the world while conserving half the planet by Mehrabi, Zia, Ellis, Erle C., Ramankutty, Navin

“…Amid widespread concerns about biodiversity loss, a single clear conservation message is engaging leading conservationists: the proposal to give half the…”
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Bright spots: seeds of a good Anthropocene by Bennett, Elena M, Solan, Martin, Biggs, Reinette, McPhearson, Timon, Norström, Albert V, Olsson, Per, Pereira, Laura, Peterson, Garry D, Raudsepp-Hearne, Ciara, Biermann, Frank, Carpenter, Stephen R, Ellis, Erle C, Hichert, Tanja, Galaz, Victor, Lahsen, Myanna, Milkoreit, Manjana, López, Berta Martin, Nicholas, Kimberly A, Preiser, Rika, Vince, Gaia, Vervoort, Joost M, Xu, Jianchu

“…The scale, rate, and intensity of humans' environmental impact has engendered broad discussion about how to find plausible pathways of development that hold…”
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Archetype analysis in sustainability research: meanings, motivations, and evidence-based policy making by Oberlack, Christoph, Sietz, Diana, Bürgi Bonanomi, Elisabeth, de Bremond, Ariane, Dell'Angelo, Jampel, Eisenack, Klaus, Ellis, Erle C., Epstein, Graham, Giger, Markus, Heinimann, Andreas, Kimmich, Christian, Kok, Marcel TJ, Manuel-Navarrete, David, Messerli, Peter, Meyfroidt, Patrick, Václavík, Tomáš, Villamayor-Tomas, Sergio

“…Archetypes are increasingly used as a methodological approach to understand recurrent patterns in variables and processes that shape the sustainability of…”
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Working landscapes need at least 20% native habitat by Garibaldi, Lucas A., Oddi, Facundo J., Miguez, Fernando E., Bartomeus, Ignasi, Orr, Michael C., Jobbágy, Esteban G., Kremen, Claire, Schulte, Lisa A., Hughes, Alice C., Bagnato, Camilo, Abramson, Guillermo, Bridgewater, Peter, Carella, Dulce Gomez, Díaz, Sandra, Dicks, Lynn V., Ellis, Erle C., Goldenberg, Matías, Huaylla, Claudia A., Kuperman, Marcelo, Locke, Harvey, Mehrabi, Zia, Santibañez, Fernanda, Zhu, Chao‐Dong

“…International agreements aim to conserve 17% of Earth's land area by 2020 but include no area‐based conservation targets within the working landscapes that…”
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Holocene carbon emissions as a result of anthropogenic land cover change by Kaplan, Jed O., Krumhardt, Kristen M., Ellis, Erle C., Ruddiman, William F., Lemmen, Carsten, Goldewijk, Kees Klein

“…Humans have altered the Earth’s land surface since the Paleolithic mainly by clearing woody vegetation first to improve hunting and gathering opportunities,…”
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Remote Sensing of Vegetation Structure Using Computer Vision by Dandois, Jonathan P., Ellis, Erle C.

“…High spatial resolution measurements of vegetation structure in three-dimensions (3D) are essential for accurate estimation of vegetation biomass, carbon…”
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Managing the whole landscape: historical, hybrid, and novel ecosystems by Hobbs, Richard J, Higgs, Eric, Hall, Carol M, Bridgewater, Peter, Chapin, F Stuart, Ellis, Erle C, Ewel, John J, Hallett, Lauren M, Harris, James, Hulvey, Kristen B, Jackson, Stephen T, Kennedy, Patricia L, Kueffer, Christoph, Lach, Lori, Lantz, Trevor C, Lugo, Ariel E, Mascaro, Joseph, Murphy, Stephen D, Nelson, Cara R, Perring, Michael P, Richardson, David M, Seastedt, Timothy R, Standish, Rachel J, Starzomski, Brian M, Suding, Katherine N, Tognetti, Pedro M, Yakob, Laith, Yung, Laurie

“…The reality confronting ecosystem managers today is one of heterogeneous, rapidly transforming landscapes, particularly in the areas more affected by urban and…”
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Does the shoe fit? Real versus imagined ecological footprints by Blomqvist, Linus, Brook, Barry W, Ellis, Erle C, Kareiva, Peter M, Nordhaus, Ted, Shellenberger, Michael

“…The global overshoot indicated by Ecological Footprint calculations consists entirely of an unreliable reframing of human carbon emissions and none of the five…”
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Assessing the biogeographical and socio-ecological representativeness of the ILTER site network by Wohner, Christoph, Ohnemus, Thomas, Zacharias, Steffen, Mollenhauer, Hannes, Ellis, Erle C., Klug, Hermann, Shibata, Hideaki, Mirtl, Michael

“…•Biogeographical and socio-ecological representativeness of the ILTER network.•“Representedness” values were calculated and used as indicators.•Identification…”
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