Hello Anthropocene, Goodbye Holocene
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: The debate about an Anthropocene Epoch that follows the Holocene Epoch is lively, extensive and contentious. Since its informal introduction about 15 years ago, some reject the need for a new epoch entirely, whereas others debate its exact start in the Geologic Timescale. This commentary argues that epoch status for both the Holocene and the Anthropocene is unjustified and that, instead, we should define a Pleistocene‐Anthropocene epoch boundary.
Source: Earth s Future
DOI: 10.1002/2014ef000268
Author: Ben van der Pluijm
Institution: University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,180
OpenAlex ID: W1491185375