Niche Modification, Human Cultural Evolution and the Anthropocene.

Autor: Low FM; Centre for Science in Policy, Diplomacy and Society, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand., Gluckman PD; Centre for Science in Policy, Diplomacy and Society, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand; Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand. Electronic address: pd.gluckman@auckland.ac.nz., Hanson MA; Institute of Developmental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Southampton, Mailpoint 887, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Trends in ecology & evolution [Trends Ecol Evol] 2019 Oct; Vol. 34 (10), pp. 883-885. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Aug 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.005
Abstrakt: Niche-constructing organisms actively modify their environments with adaptive consequences, sustaining a new equilibrium. Modern humans are instead niche modifiers, continually changing their environments irrespective of adaptive pressures. The nature, scale, and speed of such modifications have potential ill effects that need to be addressed with multilevel societal initiatives.
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