Erle Ellis

Erle Ellis

@erleellis.bsky.social

Exploring the ecology of an increasingly human planet. Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/

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Erle Ellis
@erleellis.bsky.social

Black Death decreased species diversity as humans abandoned farmland @anthropocenebio.bsky.social News: www.livescience.com/planet-earth... Paper: doi.org/10.1111/ele....

livescience.comBlack Death had dramatic effect on species diversity as humans abandoned farmland, study findsResearchers have found that during the Black Death, when a third of the population of Europe was wiped out, biodiversity fell. Understanding their farming practices could help us increase diversity in...

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People and Nature
@peopleandnature.bsky.social

🌊🌳 From β€œevolutionary processes” to β€œpreservation,” rights-of-nature laws embed conflicting ideas. New analysis of 10 global cases highlights how disciplinary perspectives shape interpretationβ€”and why co-creation matters. πŸ“– buff.ly/It6BQ6k

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Zeke Hausfather
@zekehausfather.com

I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El NiΓ±o, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The NiΓ±o3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...

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@charlescmann.bsky.social

After years of testing, USDA has just approved releasing GMO American chestnut trees, potentially giving us the chance to bring back an iconic species destroyed in the early 20th century by an imported disease. (Chauvinistic note: I've had American chestnuts, and they are better than European ones.)

esf.eduUSDA Approval Advances Efforts to Restore the American ChestnutEfforts by researchers at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) to restore the American chestnut tree to the American landscape took a significant leap forward with an approved desi...