Arctic tipping points in an Earth system perspective.
We provide an introduction to the volume The Arctic in the Earth System perspective: the role of tipping points. The terms tipping point and tipping element are described and their role in current science, general debates, and the Arctic are elucidated. From a wider perspective, the volume focuses u...
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ftpubmed:22270702 2024-06-09T07:42:49+00:00 Arctic tipping points in an Earth system perspective. Wassmann, Paul Lenton, Timothy M 2012 Feb https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0230-9 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22270702 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357830/ eng eng Springer https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0230-9 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22270702 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3357830/ Ambio ISSN:0044-7447 Volume:41 Issue:1 Journal Article 2012 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-011-0230-9 2024-05-12T16:03:00Z We provide an introduction to the volume The Arctic in the Earth System perspective: the role of tipping points. The terms tipping point and tipping element are described and their role in current science, general debates, and the Arctic are elucidated. From a wider perspective, the volume focuses upon the role of humans in the Arctic component of the Earth system and in particular the envelope for human existence, the Arctic ecosystems. The Arctic climate tipping elements, the tipping elements in Arctic ecosystems and societies, and the challenges of governance and anticipation are illuminated through short summaries of eight publications that derive from the Arctic Frontiers conference in 2011 and the EU FP7 project Arctic Tipping Points. Then some ideas based upon resilience thinking are developed to show how wise system management could ease pressures on Arctic systems in order to keep them away from tipping points. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic PubMed Central (PMC) Arctic AMBIO 41 1 1 9 |
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We provide an introduction to the volume The Arctic in the Earth System perspective: the role of tipping points. The terms tipping point and tipping element are described and their role in current science, general debates, and the Arctic are elucidated. From a wider perspective, the volume focuses upon the role of humans in the Arctic component of the Earth system and in particular the envelope for human existence, the Arctic ecosystems. The Arctic climate tipping elements, the tipping elements in Arctic ecosystems and societies, and the challenges of governance and anticipation are illuminated through short summaries of eight publications that derive from the Arctic Frontiers conference in 2011 and the EU FP7 project Arctic Tipping Points. Then some ideas based upon resilience thinking are developed to show how wise system management could ease pressures on Arctic systems in order to keep them away from tipping points. |
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