Search Results - "Stegner, M Allison"
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The potential role of intrinsic processes in generating abrupt and quasi-synchronous tree declines during the Holocene
Published in Ecology (Durham) (01-02-2019)“…Multiple abrupt and sometimes near-synchronous declines in tree populations have been detected in the temperate forests of eastern North America and Europe…”
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Witnessing history: comparison of a century of sedimentary and written records in a California protected area
Published in Regional environmental change (01-06-2023)“…We use a combination of proxy records from a high-resolution analysis of sediments from Searsville Lake and adjacent Upper Lake Marsh and historical records to…”
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Lessons for conservation from beneath the pavement
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North American pollen records provide evidence for macroscale ecological changes in the Anthropocene
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (24-10-2023)“…Recent global changes associated with anthropogenic activities are impacting ecological systems globally, giving rise to the Anthropocene. Critical…”
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Abrupt Change in Ecological Systems: Inference and Diagnosis
Published in Trends in ecology & evolution (Amsterdam) (01-07-2018)“…Abrupt ecological changes are, by definition, those that occur over short periods of time relative to typical rates of change for a given ecosystem. The…”
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Prelude to the Anthropocene: Two new North American Land Mammal Ages (NALMAs)
Published in The anthropocene review (01-12-2014)“…Human impacts have left and are leaving distinctive imprints in the geological record. Here we show that in North America, the human-caused changes evident in…”
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Editorial Commentary: Recovery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Optimal About 85% of the Time
Published in Arthroscopy (01-08-2022)“…Recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is optimal about 85% of the time. Revision surgery, psychiatric history, preoperative chronic knee…”
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Merging paleobiology with conservation biology to guide the future of terrestrial ecosystems
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (10-02-2017)“…Conservation of species and ecosystems is increasingly difficult because anthropogenic impacts are pervasive and accelerating. Under this rapid global change,…”
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Planetary‐scale change to the biosphere signalled by global species translocations can be used to identify the Anthropocene
Published in Palaeontology (01-07-2022)“…We examine three distinctive biostratigraphic signatures of humans associated with hunting and gathering, landscape domestication and globalization. All three…”
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The Searsville Lake Site (California, USA) as a candidate Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point for the Anthropocene series
Published in The anthropocene review (01-04-2023)“…Cores from Searsville Lake within Stanford University’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, California, USA, are examined to identify a potential GSSP for the…”
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Inferring critical transitions in paleoecological time series with irregular sampling and variable time-averaging
Published in Quaternary science reviews (01-03-2019)“…Many ecosystems have abruptly changed in the past and may again in the future, yet prediction and inference of mechanisms causing abrupt changes remains…”
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Bothersome burrowers: Tracking the impact of Botta’s pocket gopher (Thomomys bottae) bioturbation on a late-Holocene site
Published in Journal of archaeological science, reports (01-04-2023)“…•Pocket gopher bones are younger than other small mammal bones from the same depths.•The age bias between T. bottae and non-gopher small mammals increases with…”
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Using palaeontological data to assess mammalian community structure: Potential aid in conservation planning
Published in Palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology, palaeoecology (15-02-2013)“…Taxon-free metrics of biodiversity health are crucial for present and future conservation efforts in the face of current global change. We investigated the…”
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Palaeontological signatures of the Anthropocene are distinct from those of previous epochs
Published in Earth-science reviews (01-08-2024)“…The “Great Acceleration” beginning in the mid-20th century provides the causal mechanism of the Anthropocene, which has been proposed as a new epoch of…”
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Can protected areas really maintain mammalian diversity? Insights from a nestedness analysis of the Colorado Plateau
Published in Biological conservation (01-05-2017)“…Protected areas are considered a primary place for biodiversity conservation; however, under current rates of global change, it is increasingly important to…”
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