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SUMMARY:Biodiversity in a World of Human Dominance and Rapid Change – An
 thropocene Challenges and Opportunities - Professor Jens-Christian Svennin
 g\, Aarhus University
DTSTART:20150311T170000Z
DTEND:20150311T180000Z
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CONTACT:Alison Harvey
DESCRIPTION:Human activities increasingly dominate the Earth system\, taki
 ng up space\, using the land and the species\, changing the atmosphere and
  the climate\, and blending long isolated floras and faunas. A predominant
  consequence throughout history has been dramatic losses of species divers
 ity and natural ecosystems. With increasing intensities in all these Anthr
 opocene drivers looming in the future such losses are likely to continue. 
 Still\, the Anthropocene also brings new possibilities and not all changes
  need be losses. Here\, I will first consider prehistoric and historical h
 uman-driven dynamics\, their legacies and the novel Anthropocene opportuni
 ties in the context of two biological cases\, megafaunas and forests. Rapi
 d and strong climate change is likely to characterize the coming decades a
 nd centuries\, and as the second part of my presentation I will discuss th
 e likely impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems and what may be possible a
 s adaptive responses by people and society to sustain biodiversity and eco
 system services. Finally\, I provide some thoughts on the general conceptu
 al and ethical challenges that biodiversity conservation and nature manage
 ment in the Anthropocene entail\, and how interdisciplinary perspectives m
 ay help address these.
LOCATION:Large Lecture Theatre\, Department of Geography\, Downing Site
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