The Macroecology of Sustainability
Author(s) -
Joseph R. Burger,
Craig D. Allen,
James H. Brown,
W. Burnside,
Ana D. Davidson,
Trevor S. Fristoe,
Marcus J. Hamilton,
Norman MercadoSilva,
Jeffrey C. Nekola,
Jordan G. Okie,
Wenyun Zuo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001345
Subject(s) - sustainability , natural resource economics , population growth , per capita , population , prosperity , earth system science , ecology , environmental resource management , macroecology , sustainability science , biology , natural resource , social sustainability , biodiversity , economics , economic growth , demography , sociology
Global consumption rates of vital resources suggest that we have surpassed the capacity of the Earth to sustain current levels, much less future trajectories of growth in human population and economy.
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