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Geological Society, London, Special Publications
Volume 395, 2014
A Stratigraphical Basis for the Anthropocene
Edited by:
C. N. Waters, British Geological Survey, UK
J. A. Zalasiewicz, University of Leicester, UK
M. Williams, University of Leicester, UK
M. Ellis, British Geological Survey, UK and
A. M. Snelling, British Geological Survey, UK

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    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, NP, 1 January 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.0

An introduction to the Anthropocene: case for and against a new epoch

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    A stratigraphical basis for the Anthropocene?
    Colin N. Waters, Jan A. Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, Michael A. Ellis and Andrea M. Snelling
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 1-21, 24 March 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.18
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    The ‘Anthropocene’ as a ratified unit in the ICS International Chronostratigraphic Chart: fundamental issues that must be addressed by the Task Group
    S. C. Finney
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 23-28, 24 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.9
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    The term ‘Anthropocene’ in the context of formal geological classification
    P. L. Gibbard and M. J. C. Walker
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 29-37, 25 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.1
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    Can an Anthropocene Series be defined and recognized?
    Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin N. Waters
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 39-53, 10 March 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.16

The nature of anthropogenic deposits and landscape modification

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    An assessment of lithostratigraphy for anthropogenic deposits
    J. R. Ford, S. J. Price, A. H. Cooper and C. N. Waters
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 55-89, 8 April 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.12
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    The relationship between archaeological stratigraphy and artificial ground and its significance in the Anthropocene
    M. Edgeworth
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 91-108, 25 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.3
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    The mineral signature of the Anthropocene in its deep-time context
    Jan Zalasiewicz, Ryszard Kryza and Mark Williams
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 109-117, 19 December 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.2
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    Geomagnetic and mineral magnetic characterization of the Anthropocene
    Ian Snowball, Mark W. Hounslow and Andreas Nilsson
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 119-141, 19 December 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.13

A biostratigraphical signature for the Anthropocene

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    Is the fossil record of complex animal behaviour a stratigraphical analogue for the Anthropocene?
    M. Williams, J. A. Zalasiewicz, C. N. Waters and E. Landing
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 143-148, 25 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.8
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    Palaeontological evidence for defining the Anthropocene
    Anthony D. Barnosky
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 149-165, 24 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.6
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    Coral reefs in the Anthropocene: persistence or the end of the line?
    O. Hoegh-Guldberg
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 167-183, 20 March 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.17
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    Microbiotic signatures of the Anthropocene in marginal marine and freshwater palaeoenvironments
    I. P. Wilkinson, C. Poirier, M. J. Head, C. D. Sayer and J. Tibby
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 185-219, 31 January 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.14

Geochemical signatures and catastrophic events

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    Assessing the Anthropocene with geochemical methods
    Agnieszka Gałuszka, Zdzisław M. Migaszewski and Jan Zalasiewicz
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 221-238, 24 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.5
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    Definition of the Anthropocene: a view from the underworld
    Ian J. Fairchild and Silvia Frisia
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 239-254, 24 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.7
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    Ice Sheets and the Anthropocene
    Eric W. Wolff
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 255-263, 25 November 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.10
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    The release and persistence of radioactive anthropogenic nuclides
    Gary J. Hancock, Stephen G. Tims, L. Keith Fifield and Ian T. Webster
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 265-281, 28 February 2014, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.15
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    Volcanic markers for dating the onset of the Anthropocene
    Victoria C. Smith
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 283-299, 21 November 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.11

The technosphere concept

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    Technology as a geological phenomenon: implications for human well-being
    P. K. Haff
    Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 395, 301-309, 24 October 2013, https://doi.org/10.1144/SP395.4
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