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Anatomy and resilience of the global production ecosystem by Nyström, M., Jouffray, J.-B., Norström, A. V., Crona, B., Søgaard Jørgensen, P., Carpenter, S. R., Bodin, Ö., Galaz, V., Folke, C.

“…Much of the Earth’s biosphere has been appropriated for the production of harvestable biomass in the form of food, fuel and fibre. Here we show that the…”
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Connecting human behaviour, meaning and nature by Anderies, J M, Folke, C

“…Much of the discourse around climate change and the situation of diverse human societies and cultures in the Anthropocene focuses on responding to scientific…”
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Transnational Corporations, Biosphere Stewardship, and Sustainable Futures by Österblom, H, Bebbington, J, Blasiak, R, Sobkowiak, M, Folke, C

“…Corporations are perceived as increasingly powerful and critically important to ensuring that irreversible climatological or ecological tipping points on Earth…”
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Alternative states on coral reefs: beyond coral–macroalgal phase shifts by Norström, Albert V., Nyström, Magnus, Lokrantz, Jerker, Folke, Carl

“…Degradation of coral reefs is often associated with changes in community structure where macroalgae become the dominant benthic life form. These phase shifts…”
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Creation of a Gilded Trap by the High Economic Value of the Maine Lobster Fishery by STENECK, R. S., HUGHES, T. P., CINNER, J. E., ADGER, W. N., ARNOLD, S. N., BERKES, F., BOUDREAU, S. A., BROWN, K., FOLKE, C., GUNDERSON, L., OLSSON, P., SCHEFFER, M., STEPHENSON, E., WALKER, B., WILSON, J., WORM, B.

“…Unsustainable fishing simplifies food chains and, as with aquaculture, can result in reliance on a few economically valuable species. This lack of diversity…”
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Creating a safe operating space for iconic ecosystems by Scheffer, M, Barrett, S, Carpenter, SR, Folke, C, Green, A J, Holmgren, M, Hughes, T P, Kosten, S, van de Leemput, IA, Nepstad, D C, van Nes, EH, Peeters, ETHM, Walker, B

“…Manage local stressors to promote resilience to global change Although some ecosystem responses to climate change are gradual, many ecosystems react in highly…”
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The unfolding water drama in the Anthropocene: towards a resilience-based perspective on water for global sustainability by Rockström, J., Falkenmark, M., Allan, T., Folke, C., Gordon, L., Jägerskog, A., Kummu, M., Lannerstad, M., Meybeck, M., Molden, D., Postel, S., Savenije, H.H.G., Svedin, U., Turton, A., Varis, O.

“…ABSTRACT The human influence on the global hydrological cycle is now the dominant force behind changes in water resources across the world and in regulating…”
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Confronting the coral reef crisis by Bellwood, D. R, Hughes, T. P, Folke, C, Nyström, M

“…The worldwide decline of coral reefs calls for an urgent reassessment of current management practices. Confronting large-scale crises requires a major…”
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Urbanization in and for the Anthropocene by Elmqvist, T., Andersson, E., McPhearson, T., Bai, X., Bettencourt, L., Brondizio, E., Colding, J., Daily, G., Folke, C., Grimm, N., Haase, D., Ospina, D., Parnell, S., Polasky, S., Seto, K. C., Van Der Leeuw, S.

“…Key insights on needs in urban regional governance - Global urbanization (the increasing concentration in urban settlements of the increasing world…”
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Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance by Biermann, F., Abbott, K., Andresen, S., Bäckstrand, K., Bernstein, S., Betsill, M. M., Bulkeley, H., Cashore, B., Clapp, J., Folke, C., Gupta, A., Gupta, J., Haas, P. M., Jordan, A., Kanie, N., Kluvánková-Oravská, T., Lebel, L., Liverman, D., Meadowcroft, J., Mitchell, R. B., Newell, P., Oberthür, S., Olsson, L., Pattberg, P., Sánchez-Rodríguez, R., Schroeder, H., Underdal, A., Vieira, S. Camargo, Vogel, C., Young, O. R., Brock, A., Zondervan, R.

“…The United Nations conference in Rio de Janeiro in June is an important opportunity to improve the institutional framework for sustainable development. Science…”
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Climate Change, Human Impacts, and the Resilience of Coral Reefs by Hughes, T. P., Baird, A. H., Bellwood, D. R., Card, M., Connolly, S. R., Folke, C., Grosberg, R., Hoegh-Guldberg, O., Jackson, J. B. C., Kleypas, J., Lough, J. M., Marshall, P., Nyström, M., Palumbi, S. R., Pandolfi, J. M., Rosen, B., Roughgarden, J.

“…The diversity, frequency, and scale of human impacts on coral reefs are increasing to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Projected increases in…”
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New paradigms for supporting the resilience of marine ecosystems by Hughes, Terence P., Bellwood, David R., Folke, Carl, Steneck, Robert S., Wilson, James

“…Resource managers and scientists from disparate disciplines are rising to the challenge of understanding and moderating human impacts on marine ecosystems…”
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Incentives, social–ecological feedbacks and European fisheries by Österblom, H., Sissenwine, M., Symes, D., Kadin, M., Daw, T., Folke, C.

“…The European Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) has failed to deliver on social, economic and ecological goals. This failure is in part the result of a number of…”
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No-take areas, herbivory and coral reef resilience by Hughes, Terry P., Bellwood, David R., Folke, Carl S., McCook, Laurence J., Pandolfi, John M.

“…Coral reefs worldwide are under threat from various anthropogenic factors, including overfishing and pollution. A new study by Mumby et al. highlights the…”
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History and Local Management of a Biodiversity-Rich, Urban Cultural Landscape by Barthel, Stephan, Colding, Johan, Elmqvist, Thomas, Folke, Carl

“…Urban green spaces provide socially valuable ecosystem services. Through an historical analysis of the development of the National Urban Park (NUP) of…”
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Making the ecosystem approach operational—Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition? by Österblom, H., Gårdmark, A., Bergström, L., Müller-Karulis, B., Folke, C., Lindegren, M., Casini, M., Olsson, P., Diekmann, R., Blenckner, T., Humborg, C., Möllmann, C.

“…Effectively reducing cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems requires co-evolution between science, policy and practice. Here, long-term social–ecological…”
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The ethics of socio-ecohydrological catchment management: towards hydrosolidarity by Falkenmark, M., Folke, C.

“…This paper attempts to clarify key biophysical issues and the problems involved in the ethics of socio-ecohydrological catchment management. The issue in…”
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Resilience: The emergence of a perspective for social–ecological systems analyses by Folke, Carl

“…The resilience perspective is increasingly used as an approach for understanding the dynamics of social–ecological systems. This article presents the origin of…”
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Resilience and Vulnerability of Northern Regions to Social and Environmental Change by Chapin, F. S, Peterson, G, Berkes, F, Callaghan, T. V, Angelstam, P, Apps, M, Beier, C, Bergeron, Y, Crépin, A-S, Danell, K, Elmqvist, T, Folke, C, Forbes, B, Fresco, N, Juday, G, Niemelä, J, Shvidenko, A, Whiteman, G

“…The arctic tundra and boreal forest were once considered the last frontiers on earth because of their vast expanses remote from agricultural land-use change…”
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Nature's subsidies to shrimp and salmon farming by Naylor, R.L. (Stanford University, CA.), Goldburg, R.J, Mooney, H, Beveridge, M, Clay, J, Folke, C, Kautsky, N, Lubchenco, J, Primavera, J, Williams, M

“…Many traditional fishing sources have become diminished, but at the same time fish farming has grown to meet most demands. Fish farming production doubled…”
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